Author: AFP ID: 1542801869768500300 Wed, 2018-11-21 11:57 BEIRUT: Syria’s Druze minority, whose men are being called up for military service by Damascus, is struggling to insulate itself from the conflict that has engulfed the country since 2011. Here is a … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1542800724178397800 Wed, 2018-11-21 11:33 DUBAI: A United Arab Emirates court sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in jail on Wednesday after convicting him of spying, a family spokesperson said. “We can confirm that he was sentenced … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1542795368048041900 Wed, 2018-11-21 08:36 DUBAI: As many as 85,000 infants under the age of five may have died from starvation or disease since 2015 in war-ravaged Yemen, humanitarian organization Save the Children said Wednesday. It said the … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1542733672101855800 Tue, 2018-11-20 15:43 CAIRO: Bright lights illuminated the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Monday during a celebration that could mark the last time the two-story museum is feted as one of Egypt’s main tourist … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1542733672121855900 Tue, 2018-11-20 14:54 CAIRO: One of the biggest Egyptian travel companies, Travco Group, said on Tuesday that hotel bookings are rising as tourists return to the country after years of political turmoil and security concerns. Tourism … read more