Author: By JON GAMBRELL | AP ID: 1624038068066449800 Fri, 2021-06-18 17:02 DUBAI: Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election dominated by a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after authorities disqualified nearly all of his strongest competition, leading … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1624035976526150600 Fri, 2021-06-18 20:25 PARIS/BRUSSELS: Criteria for European Union sanctions being prepared for Lebanese politicians are likely to be corruption, obstructing efforts to form a government, financial mishandling and human rights abuses, according to a diplomatic note … read more
Fri, 2021-06-18 18:25 LONDON: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNCHR) has demanded an end to the Iran-backed Houthis’ assault on Marib in Yemen and criticized their cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia. “We are seriously concerned … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1624030297885445200 Fri, 2021-06-18 14:48 JERUSALEM: Israeli police Friday arrested 10 Palestinians during clashes at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, with nine people injured as protesters hurled rocks and officers fired rubber bullets, police and medics said. An AFP … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1624027181215056000 Fri, 2021-06-18 14:31 DUBAI: Fresh COVID-19 vaccine supplies are accelerating inoculations in Oman, which has had the slowest rollout in the Gulf due to procurement difficulties, a government health official said, as a surge in cases … read more