Sat, 2023-03-18 21:43 ANKARA: After the meeting of Turkish and Egyptian foreign ministers in Cairo on Saturday — the first such visit after a decade of strained ties — the question now is: How might this dialogue translate into action? … read more
ID: 1679144703016874900 Sat, 2023-03-18 16:13 TEHRAN: An Iranian court sentenced two people to death over an October attack on a shrine in the southern city of Shiraz that cost over a dozen lives, the judiciary said Saturday. The pair were … read more
Sat, 2023-03-18 01:21 TRIPOLI: Omar Zlitni holds a decades-old, black-and-white photo of himself as a boxer in his prime, posing in shorts and a training vest before Libya’s then-dictator, Muammar Qaddafi, banned his beloved sport. Boxing was “in his blood,” … read more
Sat, 2023-03-18 01:11 DAOUAR HICHER, Tunisia: “We’re sick of being seen as thugs,” said Mohamed Ali Ayari, a rapper from a down-at-heel Tunis district, where jobless youth are finding a voice through music, cinema and photography. The Tunisian capital’s working-class … read more
Sat, 2023-03-18 00:43 ANKARA: The helmet-topped engineer drove his pointy instrument into the concrete to test whether Durmus Uygun’s building will crumble when the feared big quake finally strikes Istanbul. “I’m pretty confident but my children aren’t convinced, so we’re … read more