Sun, 2019-09-22 23:56 DUBAI: Flights at Dubai’s international airport, one of the world’s busiest, were briefly disrupted Sunday due to “suspected drone activity,” officials said. Two arriving flights had to be diverted, it said, while media reports said the planes had … read more
Sun, 2019-09-22 23:16 JERUSALEM: Israeli ex-Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday he will not endorse either Benjamin Netanyahu or Benny Gantz for prime minister following last week’s deadlocked elections. Lieberman, who could potentially play a kingmaker role, spoke to journalists … read more
Author: Jim MANNION | AFP ID: 1569181943833252800 Sun, 2019-09-22 17:17 WASHINGTON: The United States said Sunday it will make its case against Iran at the United Nations this week, insisting it wants to give diplomacy “every opportunity to succeed” after … read more
Author: Sun, 2019-09-22 21:40 CAIRO: Sudan’s newly appointed prime minister has launched an independent investigation into June’s deadly crackdown on protesters that killed dozens of people and threatened to crush the country’s pro-democracy uprising. Protest leaders had demanded the establishment of … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1569167760171961300 Sun, 2019-09-22 15:50 JERUSALEM: Israel’s Arab-dominated Joint List party moved on Sunday to back the centre-left bloc of Benny Gantz, who is challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing alliance, to form a new government. With final … read more