Tue, 2019-05-28 23:35 GAZA CITY: Previously a pagan temple and then a church, the Omari Grand Mosque in Gaza City was converted to a Muslim place of worship under Caliph Omar ibn Al-Khattab. During Roman and Greek rule, the site … read more
Tue, 2019-05-28 23:08 BEIRUT: David Satterfield, deputy US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, conveyed Israel’s response to Lebanon regarding negotiations on border demarcation. Sources at the Lebanese prime minister’s office said negotiations will focus on demarcating the … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1559065637946190300 Tue, 2019-05-28 17:32 WASHINGTON: The United States and Egypt, a key backer of Libyan militia leader Khalifa Haftar, on Tuesday called for calm as the strongman pressed ahead in his offensive on Tripoli. Secretary of State … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1559063844586006500 Tue, 2019-05-28 17:13 BEIRUT: At least 21 civilians were killed on Tuesday as Syria’s regime intensified its bombardment of the last extremist stronghold in the country’s northwest, a monitor said. Nine children were among the 21 … read more
Tue, 2019-05-28 16:06 RABAT: President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is in Morocco to seek King Mohammed VI’s backing for economic elements of the Trump administration’s still-secret peace plan for Israel and Palestine. The Trump administration is … read more