Fri, 2018-12-07 19:26 LONDON: There is no time limit for the Yemen peace talks taking place in Stockholm, the United Nations said Friday. The international organisation also said that the current phase of the consultations focused on confidence building. UN-sponsored peace talks between Yemen’s legitimate government … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1544191254132244200 Fri, 2018-12-07 13:31 BEIRUT: France on Friday warned Lebanon it could lose the international community’s goodwill and much-needed investments if it takes any longer to form a government. Lebanon’s economy has looked on the brink of … read more
Fri, 2018-12-07 14:25 STOCKHOLM: A government offensive on Yemen’s Hodeida remains an option if Houthi militias refuse to withdraw from the port city, a minister said on Friday, as the negotiators met for UN-brokered talks. “We are now in negotiations … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1544121459306486600 Thu, 2018-12-06 17:51 DAMASCUS: Syria’s president on Thursday announced a budget for 2019 of almost $9 billion, of which around a third has been allocated to investment projects including in areas ravaged by the war. Seven … read more
Author: Zaynab Khojji ID: 1544106725645113000 Thu, 2018-12-06 17:32 LONDON: Qatar has burned its bridges with the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and aligned itself with “enemies of the region like Iran,” Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Al Khalifa has … read more