Fri, 2019-02-22 20:57 BEIRUT, WASHINGTON: The Kurdish-led administration that runs much of northern Syria welcomed a US decision to keep 200 American troops in the country after a pullout, saying it would protect their region and may encourage European states to … read more
Fri, 2019-02-22 20:38 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir declared a state of emergency and dissolved central and regional governments on Friday. Addressing the nation, Bashir called on parliament to postpone constitutional amendments that would allow him to run for another term … read more
Author: Fri, 2019-02-22 19:44 ALGIERS: Thousands of young Algerians took to the streets of the capital on Friday to protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plans to seek a fifth term and police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. The … read more
Fri, 2019-02-22 19:18 LONDON: The next round of negotiations on the Yemen crisis depends on the success of redeployment in Hodeidah, the UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths said Friday. Griffiths addded that he was working hard to overcome all obstacles to releasing … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1550847942079777200 Fri, 2019-02-22 03:20 OUBARI: In the southern Libyan city of Oubari, shops are shuttered and tension is palpable, as residents fear an imminent incursion by forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar. We “dread the repercussions of … read more