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
Author: AP ID: 1589901421708691100 Tue, 2020-05-19 01:29 UNITED NATIONS: A UN investigative team says it has made “significant progress” in collecting new sources of evidence in Iraq against Daesh extremists, including over 2 million call records that should strengthen cases … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1589897340848441100 Tue, 2020-05-19 12:16 BEIRUT: The Syrian government ordered the seizure of assets belonging to President Bashar Assad’s cousin Rami Makhlouf, one of Syria’s richest men, as well as his wife and children, according to a government … read more