Author: Hachem OSSEIRAN | AFP ID: 1571343032429464400 Thu, 2019-10-17 19:52 BEIRUT: Hundreds of people took to the streets across Lebanon on Thursday to protest dire economic conditions after a government decision to tax calls made on messaging applications sparked widespread … read more
Thu, 2019-10-17 20:39 ANKARA: Turkey agreed on Thursday to pause its offensive in Syria for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw from a “safe zone” Ankara had sought to capture, in a deal hailed by Washington but which Turkish … read more
Author: By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | AP ID: 1571328108018145500 Thu, 2019-10-17 14:18 BAGHDAD: A family member of a popular Iraqi blogger says authorities have detained him, apparently over his coverage of anti-government protests. The family member, who spoke on condition of … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1571323862577671300 Thu, 2019-10-17 14:39 KABUL: A record 4,313 civilians were injured or killed in Afghanistan’s war against the Islamist Taliban between July and September, the United Nations said on Thursday. The tally was up 42 percent from … read more
Thu, 2019-10-17 17:49 LONDON: As a communication between two powerful heads of state, it didn’t exactly follow the usual protocol. “Don’t be a fool” Donald Trump told Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he ended the three paragraph letter, which mixed threats to destroy … read more