Sat, 2020-02-01 18:04 BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed on Saturday Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as new prime minister, State TV reported, after squabbling political parties failed to name a candidate in the two months since the former premier was ousted by … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1580551518968314900 Sat, 2020-02-01 10:00 CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced Hisham Al-Ashmawy, a former special forces officer turned militant, and 36 others to death after they were convicted of terrorism, court officials said. Ashmawy was captured … read more
Author: By SAMY MAGDY | AP ID: 1580549783988182500 Sat, 2020-02-01 09:26 AMMAN: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was urged on Saturday to take part in talks based on a new Middle East peace plan rather than reject it out of hand. … read more
Author: Fri, 2020-01-31 02:14 NEW YORK: A UN envoy charged on Thursday that foreign actors continue to meddle in Libya’s conflict, resupplying the parties to the conflict in violation of recent international commitments. Speaking before the UN Security Council, UN envoy … read more
Author: By JOSEPH KRAUSS | AP ID: 1580487277470683700 Fri, 2020-01-31 16:10 JERUSALEM: Palestinians held demonstrations across the region Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s Middle East initiative, while militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets and mortar rounds at Israel, … read more