Wed, 2020-12-16 23:16 BEIRUT: Two former Lebanese ministers, Ghazi Zaiter and Ali Hassan Khalil, have refused to appear before Lebanon’s judicial investigator as part of criminal proceedings following the Beirut explosion. Judge Fadi Sawan charged the ex-ministers, Prime Minister Hassan … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-12-16 23:05 ANKARA: The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) put rights violation cases in Turkey under the spotlight this month with several rulings on its agenda. On Dec. 15, the European top court ruled that the Turkish … read more
Wed, 2020-12-16 00:16 BAGHDAD: While much of the world fears COVID-19, Iraqis have mostly stopped wearing face masks as they worry more about the pandemic’s economic impact than the virus itself. In a war-scarred country burdened by rising job losses and … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-12-16 00:11 CAIRO: Only a few months after the death of Muhammad Mashaly, an Egyptian doctor who was famous for treating the poor for free or for a minimal fee, his clinic has reopened. Hosni Qutb, an Egyptian doctor, … read more
Author: Tue, 2020-12-15 23:48 BAGHDAD: An Iraqi anti-government protester was shot dead in east Baghdad by masked gunmen on Tuesday evening, according to a security source, a medic and an activist network. Salah al-Iraqi was well-known for his active role … read more