Author: Sat, 2019-02-09 23:06 CAIRO: Nearly six years after the African Union (AU) shut it out in the cold, Egypt will take the organization’s helm — and strengthening multilateral powers is unlikely to be on the agenda. Cairo’s tenure “will … read more
Author: Sat, 2019-02-09 22:44 ISTANBUL: Turkey’s president on Saturday visited the scene of the apartment building collapse in Istanbul for the first time, saying there were “many lessons to learn” as the death toll increased to 17. The cause of … read more
Sat, 2019-02-09 18:26 BEIRUT: US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian forces said Saturday they have launched a final push to defeat Daesh in the last tiny pocket the extremists hold in eastern Syria. Syrian Democratic Forces spokesman Mustafa Bali tweeted that the … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1549721355796690600 Sat, 2019-02-09 13:41 ALGIERS: Algeria’s ruling party FLN has picked President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as its candidate for the April 18 presidential election, party leader Moad Bouchareb said on Saturday. Bouteflika, 81, who has been in office … read more
Author: Sat, 2019-02-09 00:29 TEHRAN: Iran’s main political parties are on rocky ground as the Islamic republic marks its 40th birthday, with reformists in disarray and conservatives seeking a new identity. Even though key reformist leaders have been forcibly sidelined, … read more