Author: Reuters ID: 1546971247555586900 Tue, 2019-01-08 17:57 WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Tuesday it was aware of reports of the detention of a US citizen held in Iran for more than six months, amid heightened tensions between the … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1546962377464843600 Tue, 2019-01-08 15:12 KHARTOUM: Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday staged a “martyrs’ rally” in an eastern Sudanese town to honor those killed in anti-government protests last month, witnesses said. Deadly protests have rocked Sudan since December … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1546962123024826900 Tue, 2019-01-08 14:50 BEIRUT: Storms in Lebanon have flooded Syrian refugee camps, ruining tents, mattresses and food and compounding the misery of people enduring powerful winter winds and biting cold. More than a million Syrians fled … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-01-07 23:36 NEW YORK: Human trafficking is becoming more “horrific” in conflict zones, where armed groups keep women as sex slaves and use child soldiers to spread fear, the UN said on Monday, warning of widespread impunity. From girls … read more
Author: Mon, 2019-01-07 22:38 ANKARA: A delegation of top US officials will visit Turkey on Tuesday to discuss joint plans after the US withdraws from Syria. US National Security Advisor John Bolton, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford … read more