Wed, 2020-05-20 20:08 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed their concern about “worsening foreign interference” in Libya and “agreed on the need for urgent de-escalation,” the White House said. The two leaders also discussed progress … read more
Wed, 2020-05-20 17:28 WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iran’s interior minister, accusing him of having a role in serious human rights abuse, including giving orders that led to violence against peaceful protesters, the US Treasury Department … read more
Wed, 2020-05-20 17:29 UNITED NATIONS: The UN’s special Mideast envoy called Wednesday on Israel to drop plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, joining a growing international chorus of opposition. Envoy Nickolay Mladenov also called on the Palestinians … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1589915318439523800 Tue, 2020-05-19 18:26 CAIRO: Egypt on Tuesday registered 720 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said in a statement, its highest daily toll since detecting the first confirmed case in February.The new cases brought the total … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1589905672858968200 Tue, 2020-05-19 11:49 JERUSALEM: Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque will reopen to worshippers after the Eid holiday, a statement from its governing body said Tuesday, two months after closing due to the coronavirus. “The council decided to lift … read more