Author: Thu, 2019-03-21 20:50 CAIRO: An international research group has warned of “dire humanitarian consequences” if a controversial Ethiopian project to dam the Nile leads to conflict with Egypt and neighboring Sudan. The $5 billion dam is a source of friction … read more
Author: Thu, 2019-03-21 20:21 JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described Hezbollah on Wednesday as a risk to Middle East stability and conferred with Israel about the heavily armed, Iranian-backed Lebanese group ahead of a trip to Beirut. Pompeo, who … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1553185439842818000 Thu, 2019-03-21 16:06 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it has summoned Egypt’s ambassador to Khartoum, Hossam Issa, over Egypt offering oil and gas exploration blocks “in Red Sea areas subject to Sudanese sovereignty.” Undersecretary … read more
Author: Associated Press ID: 1553112738735770800 Wed, 2019-03-20 17:46 ALGIERS: The acting head of Algeria’s governing party says it is throwing its support behind protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Critics viewed the move Wednesday as an effort to save the reputation … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1553111825085672200 Wed, 2019-03-20 18:16 JERUSALEM: Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to counter Iranian “aggression” as the two met in Jerusalem just weeks ahead of Israel’s elections. Pompeo was on … read more