Author: Reuters ID: 1568915888587273800 Thu, 2019-09-19 17:46 CAIRO: Syrian state media reported that a drone was destroyed on Thursday over a village in the Damascus countryside. No other details were immediately available. Main category: Middle-East Tags: Syria Damascus drone Syrian … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1568911813866839300 Thu, 2019-09-19 16:45 RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israel’s army raided the offices of a prominent Palestinian NGO early Thursday, its director said, in an operation Amnesty International said aimed to “crush peaceful activism.” Israeli soldiers forced their … read more
Thu, 2019-09-19 19:08 RIYADH: The Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed a Houthi boat laden with explosives on Thursday. The boat, that was launched from the governorate of Hodeidah, was destroyed in the southern Red Sea, coalition spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said. “The coalition’s naval … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1568905601346198800 Thu, 2019-09-19 14:14 ALGIERS: An Algerian court on Thursday ordered the pre-trial detention of a leading figure in protests that have gripped Algeria for nearly seven months, one of his lawyers said. Former state TV journalist … read more
Thu, 2019-09-19 17:51 TUNIS: Former Tunisian president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader to be toppled by the Arab Spring revolts, died on Thursday in Saudi Arabia. “We had confirmation of his death 30 minutes ago,” Tunisia’s foreign ministry … read more