Tue, 2019-06-04 20:40 BAGHDAD: Baghdad’s Green Zone area, the heavily fortified strip on the west bank of the Tigris River, reopened to the public Tuesday after 16 years — a move meant to portray increased confidence in the country’s overall … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-06-04 18:41 LONDON: At two years old, Yemeni filmmaker Khadija Al-Salami witnessed her father beating her mother so violently she was rushed to the emergency room at hospital. When her father was not punished, and Al-Salami was married … read more
Tue, 2019-06-04 17:23 LONDON: Donald Trump and Theresa May discussed tackling “Iran’s destabilizing activity” in the Middle East during the US president’s state visit to the UK. The two countries will work to ensure “Tehran can not acquire a nuclear … read more
Tue, 2019-06-04 00:15 BEIRUT: A militant attacked a patrol of Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) in the northern city of Tripoli on Monday night, killing two police officers and one army soldier, state news agency NNA said. Two security sources … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-06-03 22:35 CAIRO: Fall armyworms have been reported in Egypt’s Aswan governorate, putting agricultural crops, particularly maize, at high risk. The announcement was made by the Agricultural Pesticide Committee (APC) of the Ministry of Agriculture, which said the insects … read more