Author: Wed, 2021-07-28 22:23 ANKARA: Austria has rejected a formal request by Turkey to join a powerful EU security and defense cooperation program. Ankara’s May bid to be included in the bloc’s Permanent Structured Cooperation Framework (PESCO) was given the … read more
Author: Wed, 2021-07-28 21:57 ALEXANDRIA: Yemen’s internationally recognized government has put health facilities and workers on high alert and demanded that people follow COVID-19 restrictions as the country braces for a third wave of the virus. “Our trained health workers … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1627497899040004600 Wed, 2021-07-28 21:49 ATHENS: Greece, Cyprus and regional ally Jordan on Wednesday called for a “comprehensive and viable settlement of the Cyprus problem” after Turkey said it would reopen a former resort in the disputed north … read more
Author: Wed, 2021-07-28 21:48 BEIRUT: Lebanon has declared Aug. 4 a national day of mourning ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly Beirut blast. As part of the mourning, all public administrations and government institutions will be closed and … read more
Wed, 2021-07-28 20:03 BEIRUT: A massive fire broke out in the Qobayat area north of Lebanon on Wednesday and spread so fast that many families were stuck in their properties. A spokesperson for the Lebanese Civil Defence (LCD) told Arab … read more