Author: AFP ID: 1549564841071962800 Thu, 2019-02-07 17:49 TUNIS: The Tunisian authorities on Thursday reached a deal with a powerful trade union over wage hike demands to avert a further round of paralysing strikes. The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) last … read more
Author: Thu, 2019-02-07 22:07 KHARTOUM: Crowds of Sudanese protesters rallied on Thursday in downtown Khartoum in support of fellow demonstrators detained in the weeks of rallies against President Omar Al-Bashir’s iron-fisted rule, witnesses said. The latest protest came after Al-Bashir … read more
Author: Thu, 2019-02-07 21:53 BAGHDAD: Ousting US troops from Iraq despite President Donald Trump’s vow to stay is now the top goal of pro-Iranian Shiite armed groups. And their leaders say there are only two ways — by passing a … read more
Author: Thu, 2019-02-07 00:09 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s most powerful Shiite cleric joined criticism on Wednesday of President Donald Trump’s plan to keep US troops in Iraq to counter Iran. Iraq wants good relations with all its neighbors “based on mutual interests … read more
Author: Wed, 2019-02-06 22:08 CAIRO: Egyptian opposition parties have formed a coalition against proposed changes to the constitution that would allow President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to stay in office well beyond the end of his current term in 2022, two opposition leaders … read more