Author: Wed, 2019-01-16 23:36 PARIS, LONDON: France on Wednesday condemned a failed Iranian satellite launch that it said used technology applicable to long-range missiles and urged Tehran to stop all ballistic tests which are not in line with UN resolutions. It … read more
Author: Wed, 2019-01-16 23:23 AMMAN: Yemen’s warring sides started talks on Wednesday in the Jordanian capital Amman about a deal to free thousands of prisoners as part of UN-led peace efforts, two UN sources said. Delegates from the Iran-backed Houthi militia … read more
Author: Wed, 2019-01-16 22:28 BAGHDAD: A much-anticipated football match between Iran and Iraq on Wednesday ended in an anticlimactic 0-0 draw. But in Baghdad, the Asian Cup clash proved fertile ground for Iraqi fans to poke fun at the crisis-ridden … read more
Tue, 2019-01-15 23:21 CAIRO: Egypt’s Al-Azhar University on Monday reversed an earlier decision to expel a student after she was filmed hugging a male friend. A video that went viral earlier this month shows a man bearing a bouquet of flowers, … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-01-15 22:58 KHARTOUM: Crowds of people chanting “Peace, justice, freedom” returned to the street in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday as authorities deployed hundreds of police to disperse them, witnesses said. They said police fired tear gas to … read more