Author: Wed, 2019-07-31 23:03 BEIRUT: Lebanon on Wednesday launched a major campaign aimed at cutting rising levels of obesity in the country. The health risks associated with being overweight will be highlighted as part of the awareness drive announced by Lebanese … read more
Author: Wed, 2019-07-31 22:46 NEW YORK: The UN humanitarian chief urged the Security Council on Tuesday to take action to end the “bloody onslaught” in Syria’s last opposition-held stronghold, warning that continued violence could create the worst humanitarian disaster of the … read more
Author: Wed, 2019-07-31 21:50 AL-OBEID/SUDAN: Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of a central Sudanese city on Wednesday, denouncing the killing of six demonstrators there including schoolchildren at a rally this week. “Blood for blood, we don’t want compensation,” chanted … read more
Tue, 2019-07-30 23:00 LONDON: The owner of the British tanker seized by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz said Tuesday they are increasingly concerned about the crew’s welfare. The Stena Impero was captured on July 19 with 23 people … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-07-30 22:23 BAGHDAD: Around $10 million in aid for the displaced in northern Iraq’s Nineveh province, where the Daesh group was based, has been embezzled by its fugitive ex-governor, the country’s anti-corruption commission said Tuesday. A spokesperson for the … read more