BAGHDAD: Iraqi and UN officials on Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of a deadly attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad. The Aug. 19, 2003, truck bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, which housed the UN headquarters in … read more
RABAT: Morocco has not made a formal request to join the BRICS grouping and will not attend its summit in South Africa, state news agency MAP said. Citing an unnamed diplomatic source, MAP denied a statement by South Africa’s Foreign … read more
BEIRUT: Small portable alarms named in memory of a young British Embassy worker raped and murdered in Lebanon in 2017 have been distributed on Beirut Corniche as part of a campaign to protect women and girls from violence. Known as … read more
CAIRO: The second Ismailia Mango Festival began on Friday in the north-eastern Egyptian governorate. The opening of the free festival attracted a significant number of visitors, including international tourists. It is taking place alongside the Export Forum — a paid … read more
AMMAN: Jordan’s foreign exchange reserves total $17.5 billion, enough to cover the country’s imports for over seven months, Adel Sharkas, governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, said on Saturday. Speaking during the 8th Jordanian Investors and Businessmen Abroad Conference, … read more