Author: Thu, 2021-01-21 00:34 CAIRO: A boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, drowning at least 43 people, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. The International Organization for Migration said the “tragic” … read more
Author: Thu, 2021-01-21 00:12 TUNIS: Tunisian youth clashed with police overnight, maintaining their protests and riots over economic difficulties despite efforts by the president and the prime minister to calm tensions. “Your voice is heard, and your anger is legitimate, and … read more
Wed, 2021-01-20 23:06 LONDON: Joe Biden has become the 46th president of the US, having defeated Donald Trump in an election last November whose outcome evidently failed to heal the political rifts plaguing the country. Trump did not attend Wednesday’s … read more
Author: Wed, 2021-01-20 21:37 BEIRUT: The Lebanese Health Ministry’s Scientific Committee on Combating the Coronavirus Pandemic has recommended extending lockdown by at least two weeks. In the past week, the country registered a new record for daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) … read more
Wed, 2021-01-20 21:01 ANKARA: Joe Biden’s new US administration has hinted at pursuing a hardline foreign policy approach to dealing with NATO member Turkey. With American-Turkish bilateral relations already strained, Antony Blinken, Biden’s choice for secretary of state, on Tuesday accused … read more