Author: Tue, 2019-01-22 20:34 GENEVA: UN aid agencies criticized European countries on Tuesday for not allowing migrants to disembark at safe ports, after more than 140 people rescued at sea were taken to a detention center in Misrata, Libya. An estimated … read more
Tue, 2019-01-22 20:21 ANKARA: A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent journalist serving a life sentence to almost six additional years in prison for leaking information deemed secret by the government, the state-owned Anadolu news agency said. Nazli Ilicak was … read more
Tue, 2019-01-22 19:37 JEDDAH: Jordan has appointed a chargé d’affaires to Syria in an upgrade of diplomatic ties. An unamed Jordanian diplomat with the ranking of advisor will begin work again at the Jordanian embassy in Damascus, a foreign ministry spokesman said. “The decision … read more
Mon, 2019-01-21 22:14 Sudan’s president Omar Al-Bashir will arrive in Qatar on Tuesday, Qatar’s state news agency reported. It added that Al-Bashir would meet Qatar’s Emir on Wednesday to discuss matters of common interest. Sudan has been rocked by antigovernment … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-01-21 21:56 ANKARA: After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump on Sunday that Turkey was ready to take over security keeping in Manbij in northern Syria without delay, eyes are turned toward the parameters and … read more