Fri, 2022-07-08 22:11 BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia’s decision to drop COVID-19 restrictions for passengers traveling from Lebanon will provide great momentum for air traffic between Beirut, Riyadh, and Jeddah, an industry leader said on Friday. Jean Abboud, head of the Syndicate … read more
ID: 1657301340297880400 Fri, 2022-07-08 17:20 NEW YORK: Russia on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended cross-border aid to Syria by one year without Damascus’s backing. The authorization for aid deliveries across the Syrian-Turkish border at … read more
Fri, 2022-07-08 13:10 LONDON: Britain’s minister for Asia and the Middle East has completed a second trip to the Gulf as she looks to shore up economic ties between the UK and the region. Amanda Milling’s visit to Bahrain, the … read more
ID: 1657265119292643200 Fri, 2022-07-08 07:18 JERUSALEM: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held rare meetings and calls with Israeli leaders in an effort to calm tensions and coordinate security measures days before US President Joe Biden’s first visit to the region. Israel’s … read more
Thu, 2022-07-07 22:15 KHARTOUM: Pro-democracy groups in Sudan announced a “revolutionary council” on Thursday to close ranks against coup leader Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, rejecting his offer of a civilian government, as protesters keep pressing for his resignation. Gen. Al-Burhan … read more