Author: Tue, 2019-06-04 21:07 DUBAI: A dispute over control of biometric data between the World Food Programme (WFP) and Yemen’s Houthi militia is straining humanitarian efforts and threatens to disrupt aid distribution. In an unusually strong statement the UN agency, which … read more
Tue, 2019-06-04 20:40 BAGHDAD: Baghdad’s Green Zone area, the heavily fortified strip on the west bank of the Tigris River, reopened to the public Tuesday after 16 years — a move meant to portray increased confidence in the country’s overall … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-06-04 18:41 LONDON: At two years old, Yemeni filmmaker Khadija Al-Salami witnessed her father beating her mother so violently she was rushed to the emergency room at hospital. When her father was not punished, and Al-Salami was married … read more
Tue, 2019-06-04 17:23 LONDON: Donald Trump and Theresa May discussed tackling “Iran’s destabilizing activity” in the Middle East during the US president’s state visit to the UK. The two countries will work to ensure “Tehran can not acquire a nuclear … read more
Tue, 2019-06-04 00:15 BEIRUT: A militant attacked a patrol of Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) in the northern city of Tripoli on Monday night, killing two police officers and one army soldier, state news agency NNA said. Two security sources … read more