Author: SAMYA KULLAB | AP ID: 1574186582535120800 Tue, 2019-11-19 17:31 BAGHDAD: Anti-government protesters blocked access to a second major commercial port in southern Iraq on Tuesday, as bridge closures effectively split the capital in half, causing citizens to rely on … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1574170146253501400 Tue, 2019-11-19 13:15 ALGIERS: An Algerian court has jailed four protesters for 18 months for disrupting a candidate’s campaign for the Dec. 12 presidential election which is opposed by a mass protest movement. The court sentenced … read more
Mon, 2019-11-18 22:37 WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday backed Israel’s right to build Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade position that they were “inconsistent with international law.” The announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sparked … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1574102026426520800 Mon, 2019-11-18 18:16 VIENNA: The UN’s nuclear watchdog said Monday that Iran’s stock of heavy water for reactors has surpassed the limit set under its agreement with world powers. The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1574093894305980200 Mon, 2019-11-18 15:11 BEIRUT: The speaker of parliament on Monday described Lebanon as a sinking ship at risk going under completely, underlining the depth of crisis in a country hamstrung by political deadlock and facing the … read more