Wed, 2022-11-23 23:03 PARIS: The Kurds are a non-Arab ethnic group of between 25 and 35 million people whose dreams of an independent homeland were brutally quashed throughout the 20th century. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed Kurdish militants for … read more
Wed, 2022-11-23 22:55 CHIBAYISH, Iraq: Abbas Hashem fixed his worried gaze on the horizon — the day was almost gone and still, there was no sign of the last of his water buffaloes. He knows that when his animals don’t come … read more
ID: 1669229363322268600 Wed, 2022-11-23 21:48 LONDON: On Sept. 13, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, was arrested in Tehran for violating the Islamic republic’s strict dress code for women. In the custody of the Gasht-e Ershad — the “Guidance Patrol,” … read more
Wed, 2022-11-23 21:40 BEIRUT: Two attempted bank holdups and a sit-in protest on Wednesday highlighted the growing desperation of Lebanese people grappling with the country’s worsening economic crisis. Bank raids by depositors demanding their money have been relatively infrequent during … read more
Wed, 2022-11-23 21:28 NEW YORK: The UN special envoy for Yemen on Tuesday told Arab News that any attempt to settle the country’s conflict through violence is “unhelpful,” and that a long-term settlement can only be achieved through direct negotiations. Hans … read more