Author: AFP ID: 1588790682235074700 Wed, 2020-05-06 18:14 JERUSALEM: Israel’s Defense Minister on Wednesday issued building permits for 7,000 new homes in a settlement near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, sparking Palestinian condemnation. Naftali Bennett announced he had “approved the … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-05-06 20:14 WASHINGTON: The United States will provide $225 million in emergency aid to Yemen to support food programs, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, as aid groups there are forced to scale down operations … read more
Author: Sophie PONS | AFP ID: 1588782357374470800 Wed, 2020-05-06 15:36 RABAT: Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public service announcements and sanitization. “This is a real craze. … read more
Wed, 2020-05-06 17:13 CHICAGO: For the past 20 years, Marc Schneier, an American rabbi, has been building “bridges of understanding” between Jews and Muslims, an activity that has recently become the latest focus in interfaith dialogue. He has carried out this … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1588779049384253400 Wed, 2020-05-06 12:54 DUBAI: Shops and industrial enterprises in Bahrain can open from Thursday while restaurants will stay closed to in-house diners, the Health Ministry said, as the Gulf state eases restrictions designed to stop the … read more