Author: Fri, 2020-01-10 01:56 RAFAH: Flower cultivation in Gaza is on the verge of extinction, due to the six-year long Israeli blockade and ban on exports, which has prompted dozens of farmers to switch to more popular corps. Ghazi Hijazi, 62, … read more
Author: Fri, 2020-01-10 01:47 AL-MUKALLA: Human rights officials and activists in Yemen have condemned a Houthi attack on a female teacher who criticized the group for not paying her salary for months, and their ban on recently printed banknotes. Yemen’s Minister … read more
Author: Fri, 2020-01-10 01:19 CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry claims Turkey continues to support extremists in Libya’s long-running civil war. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday following a meeting in Cairo with his counterparts from France, Italy, Greece, and … read more
Author: Fri, 2020-01-10 01:15 ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have called for a cease-fire to end the civil conflict in Libya, following their talks in Istanbul on Wednesday. The cease-fire is expected to come … read more
Thu, 2020-01-09 01:03 DUBAI: As governments and nongovernmental organizations draw up plans to address the world’s major water challenges, experts say that in addition to sound and integrated resources management, what may hold the key to a positive outcome in … read more