Author: Tue, 2021-05-11 19:25 LONDON: Iran’s outgoing President Hassan Rouhani has slammed the country’s electoral criteria as “too narrow” ahead of June elections. But dissidents and critics say his comments are a charade designed to give legitimacy to an autocratic regime … read more
Author: Tue, 2021-05-11 19:16 The US Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on seven Lebanese nationals it said were connected to the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah movement and its financial firm, Al-Qard al-Hassan (AQAH). The Treasury in a statement said it … read more
Tue, 2021-05-11 18:52 IRBIL/BOGOTA: Mustafa Makki Karim, 24, fled Baghdad for the relative safety of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region last year following a spate of death threats by pro-Iran groups for his role in the protest movement that erupted against … read more
Author: Mon, 2021-05-10 22:10 CAIRO: The League of Arab States held an urgent session of the League Council among Arab foreign ministers on Monday, at the request of Palestine, which was supported by a number of Arab countries. The session … read more
Author: Mon, 2021-05-10 21:52 BEIRUT: All Lebanese doctors have stopped working from Monday until the end of the week in protest against a court verdict. The medical profession in Lebanon is protesting against the judicial decision to pay high compensation … read more