Fri, 2020-10-30 22:27 BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces prevented the arrival of hundreds of protesters at the French ambassador’s residence and the French Embassy in Lebanon on Friday. They feared the recurrence of riots similar to the ones that erupted in … read more
Fri, 2020-10-30 22:20 ANKARA: The prospect of granting asylum to Idriss Sihamedi, the founder of a Muslim charity that has been shut down in France over his alleged ties to the “radical Islamist movement,” stirred debate about the potential repercussions … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1604081211010416400 Fri, 2020-10-30 09:51 LONDON: Britain on Friday warned Iran against throwing detained woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe back in jail, after hauling in Tehran’s envoy for a dressing-down over her emotive case. The Foreign Office summoned Ambassador Hamid … read more
Author: Fri, 2020-10-30 02:14 DUBAI: Top officials in Iran say the upcoming US election doesn’t matter, but nearly everyone else there seems to be holding their breath. The race for the White House could mean another four years of President … read more
Author: Fri, 2020-10-30 02:10 ALGIERS: Algerians are set to vote on Sunday in a constitutional referendum the government touts as heralding a “new republic,” but a long-running protest movement rejects the exercise as window-dressing. Observers see the constitution as the … read more