Category: Middle East
Yemen’s Taiz mourns 2 children who committed suicide
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority is facing protests from school teachers and lawyers over a number of grievances. Palestinian sources told Arab News that a strike…
Turkiye’s President Erdogan says Western missions will ‘pay’ for closures
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority is facing protests from school teachers and lawyers over a number of grievances. Palestinian sources told Arab News that a strike…
Countdown on to World Government Summit 2023 in Dubai
There is no ‘silver bullet to defeat extremism,’ says Whispered in Gaza creator Joseph Braude on Hamas oppression of enclave’s civilians LONDON: As Hamas maintains…
Egypt targeting 2m rail passengers per day
Sat, 2023-02-04 22:24 CAIRO: Egypt’s rail system aims to accommodate up to 2 million passengers per day under new government plans. On Sunday, the Egyptian…
US senators link Turkiye F-16 sale with NATO bid
How political obstruction violates Beirut blast survivors’ right to truth, justice and reparations DUBAI: When a massive explosion tore through the port of Beirut on Aug….
UN urges end to ‘illogical escalation’ between Israel, Palestine
Sat, 2023-02-04 22:44 RAMALLAH: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged an end to the “illogical escalation” between Israel and Palestine. Volker Turk…
How political obstruction violates Beirut blast survivors’ right to truth, justice and reparations
DUBAI: When a massive explosion tore through the port of Beirut on Aug. 4, 2020, killing more than 215 people, Lebanese officials promised a swift…
Rising demand promotes excellent winter tourist season in Luxor
Sun, 2023-02-05 00:44 CAIRO: Special one-day trips have helped to boost tourism in the Luxor governorate in southern Egypt during the current winter season. The…
Houthi land mines killed 32 Yemenis this year
DUBAI: Iran has escalated its arms smuggling operations to the Houthi militia since the United Nations-backed truce ended last October, said Muammar Al-Eryani, Yemen’s minister…
Yemeni minister condemns Iran’s escalated arms smuggling to Houthis
Iranian protests are ‘beginning of the end for regime in Tehran’, says Nobel laureate Ebadi JEDDAH: Protests in Iran over the death in custody of…