Author: Thu, 2019-01-24 23:10 BRUSSELS, BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad has suspended special multiple-entry visas for EU diplomats to Damascus. “We are continuing as the EU … to do whatever we can to avoid it having an impact on the … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1548346597930729100 Thu, 2019-01-24 16:01 CAIRO: The annual Cairo International Book Fair opened this week in a shiny new venue far away, literally and metaphorically, from the city’s historic book souk — and many of the old market’s … read more
Thu, 2019-01-24 18:13 WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Iranian militias made up of Afghan and Pakistani refugees, including children, and sent as “cannon fodder” to Syria battlefields. The Fatemiyoun Division and Zaynabiyoun Brigade prey on … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1548334087929325900 Thu, 2019-01-24 12:41 BEIRUT: A car bomb exploded in the Al-Adawi neighbourhood of Syria’s capital Damascus on Thursday causing damage but no casualties, state media said. Syrian state news agency SANA called it a “terrorist explosion” … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1548319706268161000 Thu, 2019-01-24 08:46 ALGIERS: An Algerian court has released a journalist a month after he was sentenced to one year in jail for taking part in an unauthorised protest, his lawyer said. Adlene Mellah, who heads … read more