Author: Wed, 2021-06-30 21:27 BEIRUT: The security and social situation deteriorated on Wednesday in Tripoli, Lebanon’s second-largest city, where more than half of the population lives in poverty and the city has been left without electricity. To make things worse, a … read more
Author: AP ID: 1625076474773944300 Wed, 2021-06-30 21:19 BAGHDAD: Iraqi security officials say an explosion struck a busy market in Baghdad on Wednesday, wounding at least nine people. The Iraqi military confirmed the explosion without providing details. The blast was heard … read more
Author: Daoud Kuttab ID: 1625077136493987700 Wed, 2021-06-30 21:18 AMMAN: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on Wednesday with King Abdullah before the Jordanian monarch’s key visit to Washington. The king will be the first Arab leader to meet at the … read more
Wed, 2021-06-30 20:58 ALEXANDRIA: The Yemeni model abducted and put on trial in Sanaa by the Iran-backed Houthi militia was being treated in hospital on Wednesday after trying to kill herself in prison. Entesar Al-Hammadi’s suicide attempt took place on … read more
Author: Wed, 2021-06-30 20:38 CAIRO: Egypt is monitoring ports and airports to prevent any new COVID-19 variants entering the country, according to a health official. Mohammed Awad Taj El-Din, adviser to the president for health and preventive affairs, said: “The … read more