Tue, 2019-03-19 21:33 LONDON: An airliner caught fire on landing at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport on Tuesday but all 100 passengers were evacuated without injury, the head of Iran’s emergency department said on state television. Pir-Hossein Kolivand said the fire broke … read more
Tue, 2019-03-19 19:24 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations will present a new plan for the pullback of forces from Yemen’s flashpoint city of Hodeidah following talks with the government and the Houthis, a UN envoy said Tuesday. The redeployment of forces … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1552996425275030300 Tue, 2019-03-19 11:40 KUWAIT CITY: A prominent Syrian businessman with close ties to Syrian President Bashar Assad has been arrested in Kuwait, his lawyer said Tuesday. Mazen Al-Tarazi was arrested late Monday at his offices, his … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-03-18 22:10 BEIRUT: Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt has expressed concern about reports that Syrian refugees returning to their country from Lebanon face torture and murder. This coincides with a debate in Lebanon about whether Syrian refugees … read more
Mon, 2019-03-18 22:20 DAMASCUS: Syrian regime forces will reclaim control of northeastern areas controlled by the US-backed Kurds, whether by force or through reconciliation, the defense minister warned Monday. Marginalized for decades, Syria’s minority Kurds have carved out a de-facto autonomous … read more