Thu, 2019-11-21 01:49 BEIRUT: More than a month after bitter demonstrations erupted across the country, Lebanese protesters, just like warriors in battle, appear desperate for a rest. On Wednesday, 35 days after activists took to the streets to demand an … read more
Author: Thu, 2019-11-21 01:40 ANKARA: Turkey jails more journalists then any other country, according to a new report on the status of press freedom there launched by international press freedom groups on Monday. The report, “Turkey’s Journalists in the Dock: … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1574284105395760500 Wed, 2019-11-20 20:11 JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities closed several Palestinian organisations in Jerusalem Wednesday, including a television channel, an Israeli minister and officials from the organisations said. The offices of Palestine TV — a channel funded by … read more
Author: Wed, 2019-11-20 03:16 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s political forces have signed an agreement that will allow the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and the current Parliament to continue to operate until the end of the year. In return, they … read more
Wed, 2019-11-20 02:25 ANKARA: The US Treasury Department has blacklisted two Turkey-based procurement agents helping Daesh and four companies linked to the terror group operating in Syria, Turkey, across the Gulf and Europe by providing logistical and financial support. The … read more