ALGIERS: Algeria said it sent a high-ranking official to Niger on Thursday as part of its diplomatic push in the aftermath of a military coup in the neighboring country. The Algerian Foreign Ministry’s secretary-general, Lounes Magramane, “will be visiting” Niger, … read more
BEIRUT: A Jordanian globetrotter, who in July embarked on a cycling trip to spread a message of love among Arab Gulf states and promote tourism, has reached Qatar after traveling from Saudi Arabia. Cyclist Issa Al-Qazaqza told Arab News on … read more
ANKARA: Turkiye’s central bank raised its key interest rate by an aggressive 7.5 percentage points on Thursday, a larger-than-expected hike that further signaled a return to more traditional economic policies under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The bank increased its policy rate … read more
AL-MUKALLA: Lightning strikes killed 45 people in Yemen in July, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said, while local media reported almost the same number of lightning-related deaths this month. In a routine agrometeorological alert issued on Wednesday, the FAO reported … read more
BEIRUT: Poor visibility caused by fog or a technical malfunction are being blamed for a Lebanese army helicopter crash that killed two crew members and injured a third. Investigators said they had been told by eyewitnesses that the helicopter … read more