Fri, 2019-07-05 16:57 BAGHDAD: UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee voted on Friday to list the sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon as a World Heritage Site after three decades of lobbying efforts by Iraq. Iraq had been trying since 1983 to have the … read more
Fri, 2019-07-05 14:36 TUNIS: Tunisia’s premier on Friday banned the niqab face covering for women in government offices, citing security concerns after attacks in the North African country. Prime Minister Youssef Chahed signed a government circular “banning access to public … read more
Author: daniel fountain ID: 1562266195416400700 Thu, 2019-07-04 21:49 AMMAN: Palestinians welcomed the initiative made by Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono in the exclusive interview he gave to Arab News about his country’s interest playing the role of an “honest broker” … read more
Author: Thu, 2019-07-04 21:07 PARIS: The UN’s special envoy on migration in the Mediterranean, Vincent Cochetel, has accused the EU of “blindness” on the plight of refugees and migrants in Libya and called for a rethink of the policy of returning … read more
Author: Thu, 2019-07-04 20:58 GENEVA: The Red Cross warned Thursday that displaced people in and around Syria’s Al-Hol camp were facing an “apocalyptic” conditions, urging countries to quickly repatriate family members of suspected foreign fighters. The International Committee of the … read more