Author: Thu, 2020-11-05 21:45 AL-MUKALLA: Iran-backed Houthi mortar and drone attacks on military and civilian targets in Yemen’s southern city of Taiz have killed a civilian and wounded at least 14 more, local military officers and residents said. An explosive-laden … read more
Author: AP ID: 1604586996515824000 Thu, 2020-11-05 13:22 DAMASCUS, Syria: Syrian President Bashar Assad said much of his country’s current economic distress is a direct result of the banking crisis in neighboring Lebanon, where many Syrian businessmen have traditionally kept their … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-11-04 22:25 CAIRO: Egyptian and French naval forces have carried out a joint naval training exercise in the northern Mediterranean amid growing tensions between the two countries and Turkey over Ankara’s gas exploration ambitions in the region. Two … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-11-04 21:28 BEIRUT: Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh is using banking and professional secrecy laws to avoid delivering documents to consultancy firm Alvarez and Marsal for its audit of the bank’s accounts. Alvarez and Marsal Managing Director … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-11-04 21:05 CAIRO: Despite continued Ethiopian intransigence, Egypt resumed negotiations on the filling and operating of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Wednesday. “The three countries agreed that each would present its views during the meeting of the … read more