Fri, 2022-08-05 23:16 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s banking association ABL announced on Friday that banks would go on strike starting Monday over a build-up of “populist, harmful stances” taken against the sector, the group’s statement read. Around 49 banks plan to strike, … read more
Fri, 2022-08-05 19:09 VIENNA: Britain, France and Germany urged Iran on Friday “not to make unrealistic demands” in the talks to salvage a 2015 deal aimed at reining in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Officials from world powers and Iran were meeting … read more
Fri, 2022-08-05 17:51 GAZA CITY: Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza on Friday, killing more than 15 people, including a senior militant, and wounding another 40, according to Palestinian officials. Israel said it was targeting the Islamic Jihad … read more
ID: 1659704398481821400 Fri, 2022-08-05 12:50 BAGHDAD: Tens of thousands attended mass prayers Friday in Baghdad’s Green Zone in a new power play by Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr after his adversaries conditionally backed his call for early elections. Sadr, a … read more
Fri, 2022-08-05 14:57 KHARTOUM: Five Sudanese security forces were killed in an ambush by an “outlawed” armed group in the restive Darfur region, police said in a statement Friday. “A joint security force comprising the armed forces, police and the … read more