Author: AFP ID: 1577738301416813100 Mon, 2019-12-30 20:14 MOGADISHU: Al-Shabab Islamist militants have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s massive car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed 81 people, including two Turkish citizens. Saturday’s attack hit a busy checkpoint in the … read more
Author: By SARAH EL DEEB | AP ID: 1577733053416667000 Mon, 2019-12-30 16:00 BEIRUT: Lebanese protesters staged a sit-in inside a commercial bank in the capital Beirut on Monday, forcing tellers to give them more than the weekly limit for withdrawal … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-12-30 18:55 AL-MUKALLA, Yemen: Traders in Houthi-controlled areas have called for an open strike starting on Wednesday to protest against the rebels’ decision to ban trading with new currency notes issued by the internationally recognized government in Aden. … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-12-30 00:22 JEDDAH: Seven people from a Turkish newspaper including six journalists have been convicted of terror-related charges. An Istanbul court convicted the group from Sözcü newspaper on Friday, handing down prison terms of two years or more. … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-12-30 00:15 Mother-of-six Suad Sultan, 54, cannot hide her fear that the coming year will be all but impossible for her family along with other residents of the Gaza Strip. After years of conflict, and with no political … read more