Author: Mon, 2020-01-27 02:02 NEW YORK: Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit, educational organization behind “Sesame Street,” has launched a new, locally produced Arabic TV program for the hundreds of thousands of children dealing with displacement in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon. … read more
Author: Mon, 2020-01-27 01:36 CAIRO: Officials from Libya’s two rival governments said fighting erupted Sunday as the country’s east-based forces advanced toward the strategic western city of Misrata, further eroding a crumbling cease-fire agreement brokered earlier this month. The clashes … read more
Author: Mon, 2020-01-27 01:30 CAIRO: A 75-year-old Egyptian footballer has his sights set on becoming the world’s oldest professional player following his signing by a third-division club. Ezz El-Din Bahader was registered with the Egyptian Football Association by the 6th … read more
Sun, 2020-01-26 00:22 AMMAN: Tensions are running high in Jerusalem following an arson attack on a mosque, anti-Palestinian graffiti and a leading cleric given an extended ban from Al-Aqsa, senior figures have told Arab News. Arson was suspected in the … read more
Author: Sun, 2020-01-26 00:30 AL-MUKALLA, YEMEN: Iranian-backed Houthi militias have announced the deaths of two military leaders killed in fierce fighting with government forces near the rebel-held city of Sanaa. Brig. Osam Abdul Hadi and Yahyia Ahmad Al-Saraji died in … read more