Author: Wed, 2020-07-29 21:33 AMMAN: Jordan is moving to hold elections for the House of Representatives, according to a Royal Court statement issued on Wednesday. Ali Khawaldeh, director-general of the Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs, told Arab News the … read more
Wed, 2020-07-29 21:25 AL-MUKALLA: Yemenis on Wednesday expressed cautious optimism after the government and separatists accepted a Saudi-brokered proposal to accelerate the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement. Leading figures also praised the Kingdom for its pivotal role in sponsoring and … read more
Wed, 2020-07-29 17:52 WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions aimed at depriving the Syrian government of funds, and warned that Washington would blacklist anyone doing business with President Bashar Al-Assad’s government until he supports a negotiated end to … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-07-29 14:30 LONDON: A triptych by British artist Banksy of the Mediterranean Sea depicting the European refugee crisis has sold for more than £2.2 million ($2.9 million) at auction in London. The three-paneled work, “Mediterranean Sea View 2017,” … read more
Wed, 2020-07-29 02:43 JEDDAH: Right-wing extremists in Israel are trying to block the renaming of a street in honor of the late Egyptian music legend Umm Kulthum. Authorities in Haifa — Israel’s third largest city, about 10 percent of whose … read more