Middle East

image_pdfimage_print

Protest graffiti fills Beirut’s posh downtown

Author:  AFP ID:  1573902400565856400 Sat, 2019-11-16 11:04 BEIRUT: A majestic phoenix spreads its wings as Hayat Nazer adds a splash of color to a Beirut wall. As Lebanon’s uprising enters its second month, graffiti has enveloped the capital’s posh downtown. … read more

Car bomb kills at least 18 in Syrian town held by Turkey

Author:  Reuters ID:  1573901430055804500 Sat, 2019-11-16 10:46 ANKARA: A car bomb exploded Saturday in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters, killing at least 18 people and wounding several others, Syrian opposition activists and Turkey’s Defense Ministry said. Northern … read more

Tunisia’s Ennahda names Habib Jemli as choice for PM

Author:  Reuters ID:  1573832400908852500 Fri, 2019-11-15 15:04 TUNIS: Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda, which came first in last month’s parliamentary elections, has named Habib Jemli, a former junior agriculture minister, as its choice to become prime minister, party spokesman Imed Khemiri said … read more