Sat, 2021-04-24 18:27 BEIRUT: An Iranian tanker was attacked off the coast of war-torn Syria Saturday, sparking a fire but not causing any casualties, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. State news agency SANA quoted the oil ministry as … read more
Author: Zaynab Khojji ID: 1619277405352114800 Sat, 2021-04-24 18:20 AMMAN: The sudden escalation and spread of Palestinian protests in reaction to racist incitement by Jewish groups have brought the issue of the status of occupied Jerusalem to center stage. Majdi Khalidi, … read more
Author: AP ID: 1619205056425440000 Fri, 2021-04-23 22:23 CAIRO: More than 100 Europe-bound migrants are feared dead in a boat wreck off Libya, independent rescue groups said, in the latest loss of life as attempts to cross the Mediterranean increase during … read more
Fri, 2021-04-23 19:42 BEIRUT: The arrival of locust swarms in Lebanon has caused panic among the country’s farmers. Videos showing the insects flying over farmland in the towns of Ersal and Ras Baalbek in Bekaa circulated on social media, with the hashtag … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1619191135024329900 Fri, 2021-04-23 15:08 NICOSIA: Cyprus on Friday announced a two-week partial lockdown as hospitals struggle to cope with surging coronavirus cases, with restrictions covering the key Orthodox Easter holidays. “The growing number of infections, combined with … read more