Author: Sun, 2020-01-12 01:10 DUBAI: Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who died late on Friday, transformed Oman during his 49-year reign from a poverty-stricken country torn by dissent into a prosperous state and an internationally trusted mediator for some of the … read more
Sun, 2020-01-12 01:36 Here is a recap of planes hit by missiles over the past four decades: • July 17, 2014: Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam. All … read more
Sun, 2020-01-12 01:54 TEHRAN: Iranian police dispersed students chanting “radical” slogans during a Saturday gathering in Tehran to honor the 176 people killed when an airliner was mistakenly shot down, Fars news agency reported. AFP correspondents said hundreds of students … read more
Author: Sat, 2020-01-11 02:25 UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday renewed a six-year-long cross-border operation delivering aid to millions of Syrian civilians but the number of crossings and length of authorization were halved to avoid a Russian veto. … read more
Sat, 2020-01-11 01:38 ANKARA: As Turkey observed Working Journalists Day on January 10, the challenges faced by journalists in Turkey once again came under scrutiny. According to the latest figures, the number of journalists who have been fired or put on … read more