Mon, 2019-03-11 20:36 ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika bowed to widespread protests on Monday by announcing he will not seek a fifth term and delaying next month’s presidential election. After 20 years in power, Bouteflika made the dramatic move in a letter to the Algerian … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1552318114378512200 Mon, 2019-03-11 14:45 TUNIS: A dozen newborn babies whose deaths at a Tunisian state hospital sparked public outrage are believed to have been killed by an infection acquired in the clinic, the acting health minister said … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1552316929778418600 Mon, 2019-03-11 14:23 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s parliament voted on Monday to shorten a state of emergency declared by President Omar Al-Bashir last month from one year to six months, a Reuters witness said. Parliament may renew the … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1552307816777619400 Mon, 2019-03-11 12:31 GAZA: Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza began receiving $100 payouts from Qatar on Monday, the latest tranche of funds under an informal deal between the territory’s Islamist rulers Hamas and Israel. … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1552239969571148200 Sun, 2019-03-10 14:39 RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority is scaling back wages paid to its employees in response to a cash crunch deepened by a dispute with Israel over payments to families of militants in Israeli jails, … read more