Tue, 2022-08-02 22:30 TEHRAN: Iran’s ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi plans to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly next month despite US sanctions against him, the government’s spokesman said on Tuesday. “The preliminary planning has been done for the … read more
ID: 1659465498281173300 Tue, 2022-08-02 21:42 GENEVA: UN experts on Tuesday condemned Israel’s “harassment” of human rights defenders and humanitarian workers in the occupied West Bank’s Masafer Yatta villages, where Israel has a military zone. The special rapporteurs insisted such harassment … read more
Tue, 2022-08-02 00:47 WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday confirmed that a US drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, declaring “justice has been delivered.” “This terrorist leader is no more,” Biden said in an evening … read more
Mon, 2022-08-01 23:19 RAMALLAH, A Palestinian was shot dead Monday by the Israeli army in the north of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. He was declared dead on arrival at Jenin government hospital after being “shot … read more
Mon, 2022-08-01 22:52 ARWAD ISLAND, Syria: Khaled Bahlawan hammers nails into a traditional wooden boat he built by hand, toiling under the scorching sun on Syria’s Mediterranean coast to preserve a disappearing ancient skill. “We are the last family that makes … read more