Thu, 2019-01-31 19:06 BEIRUT: Lebanese leaders reached a deal on Thursday to set up a new unity government ending months of wrangling that has added to concerns for the heavily indebted state. Prime Minister-designate Saad Al-Hariri now faces a big challenge … read more
Author: daniel fountain ID: 1548880618930498200 Wed, 2019-01-30 23:46 DUBAI: The Arab coalition is prepared to use “calibrated force” to push the Iranian-backed Houthi militia to withdraw from Yemen’s Hodeidah port city under a UN-sponsored deal, the UAE’s minister for foreign … read more
Author: Wed, 2019-01-30 22:29 RAMALLAH: US security aid for the Palestinian Authority was set to dry up on Thursday after it declined the money over concerns it could increase its exposure to US anti-terrorism lawsuits. The loss of the some $60 … read more
Wed, 2019-01-30 21:35 BERLIN: German authorities arrested three Iraqi refugees on Wednesday on allegations they were planning an extremist bombing attack, and searched properties in three states in connection with their investigation. Federal prosecutors said Shahin F. and Hersh F., both … read more
Author: AP ID: 1548870640979707800 Thu, 2019-01-31 (All day) JERUSALEM: Thousands of Ethiopian-Israelis are protesting in Tel Aviv against alleged police brutality after an officer killed an Ethiopian man two weeks ago. Demonstrators blocked a major highway in Tel Aviv on … read more