Wed, 2023-03-01 23:05 BAB AL-HAWA, Syria: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday visited areas of rebel-held northwestern Syria that were devastated by last month’s earthquake, an AFP correspondent reported. Tedros, the highest-ranking United Nations official to visit Syria’s … read more
Wed, 2023-03-01 21:49 AMMAN: Persistent clashes in the West Bank between Palestinians and Israeli settlers have forced the international community to intervene. But talks in Jordan between senior Israeli and Palestinian security officials appear to have done little to ease tensions … read more
Wed, 2023-03-01 20:57 BEIRUT: Escalating political confusion sent the Lebanese pound plummeting to a new low on the black market, trading at 90,000 pounds to the dollar on Wednesday. The latest plunge in the local currency means the exchange rate … read more
Wed, 2023-03-01 20:44 IDLIB: Damage from last month’s Turkiye-Syria earthquake is exerting new pressure on northwestern Syria’s already strained education sector. Harem, a city in Idlib, an opposition-held territory, was hit particularly badly by the quake. Mohamed Al-Khatib is a … read more
Wed, 2023-03-01 02:32 BAGHDAD: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Iraq for his first visit in six years Tuesday in a show of “solidarity” after a drawn-out political crisis in the country. Guterres said he wanted to demonstrate “solidarity with … read more