KHARTOUM: The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has arrived in Sudan, state media reported in the country still wracked by unrest since the 2019 ouster of its leader accused of genocide.
“The ICC prosecutor and a court delegation will hold a number of meetings with senior officials and he will be visiting the Darfur region,” the state news agency SUNA said.
CAIRO: A huge fire that broke out at a Carrefour hypermarket in Egypt’s Mediterranean port city Alexandria was put out on Saturday without any loss of life, the Ministry of Interior said.
In a statement, the ministry added that the fire broke out in the central air conditioner at the top of the mall building in Muharram Bek where Carrefour is based, noting that it did not affect the rest of the building.
Sirens sounded and people at the mall left in a panic as columns of smoke rising from the fire were seen.
JEDDAH: The head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, on Saturday touched down in Riyadh on a private visit where he is expected to meet Saudi officials, the official Saba news agency reported.
Al-Alimi will discuss Saudi Arabia’s economic support to the council and its humanitarian interventions in Yemen.
He thanked the Saudi leadership for its support to the Yemeni people and the council and its continued efforts to return peace and stability to the country and alleviate the suffering of Yemenis.
BEIRUT: The decision of Taraya municipality, Bekaa, to move a memorial for Lebanese armed forces personnel from the town’s entrance to the side of the road has come under criticism.
It was claimed that the memorial was moved to not disturb a photo associated with a political party.
The monument — a military armored vehicle — was given as a token of loyalty to the townspeople who had died while defending the country.
BEIRUT: The National Museum of Beirut is in darkness as the diesel allocated by the Ministry of Culture to turn on the generators at this major tourism facility has run out.
The museum has seen fewer tourists since the beginning of the summer.
Its management has changed its opening hours, based on the sunlight that bathes its halls through the windows.
It is now open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — it used to be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
