Wed, 2019-04-03 22:19 BAGHDAD: Iraqi Premier Adel Abdel Mahdi will travel to Iran on Saturday, a member of his office said, in his first official visit to the country rivaling Washington for influence over Baghdad. The US reimposed tough sanctions on … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1554301662670853900 Wed, 2019-04-03 14:11 BEIRUT: Four suicide bombers struck in Syria’s Raqqa on Wednesday, a spokesman for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) which controls the city said in a message to journalists. A string of bombings … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1554299762860697800 Wed, 2019-04-03 13:40 ALGIERS: Algeria’s Constitutional Council officially accepted the resignation of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, state TV reported Wednesday, a day after the 82-year-old announced he was quitting following weeks of massive demonstrations. The council informed … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-04-02 22:18 GAZA: As their rickety motorboats puttered out into deep Mediterranean waters for the first time in almost two decades, the Palestinian fishermen prayed for deepwater mackerel and tuna to supplement Gaza’s usual shallows fare of sardines, shrimp … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-04-02 21:54 JERUSALEM: Twitter said on Tuesday it has “taken action” after an Israeli watchdog exposed an alleged bot network spreading propaganda in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and smearing his opponents. Noam Rotem, one of the researchers … read more