Friday, October 9, 2026

France tries forcing change on Lebanon’s politicians

BEIRUT (AP) — During his visit this month, French President Emmanuel Macron gave Lebanon’s politicians a road map for policy changes and reform, set...

Dr Amal Al Qubaisi makes history as the first woman speaker in the U.AE...

  Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, first deputy speaker of the Federal National Council, made history on Tuesday when she chaired the House session. Having a...

Dubai investigates cause of New Year's Eve hotel inferno

Smoke was still rising from a 63-storey luxury hotel in Dubai Friday as authorities worked to determine the cause of a spectacular fire that...

Lebanese firefighters douse remains of Beirut port fire

BEIRUT, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Lebanese firefighters and army helicopters on Friday put out the remains of a huge fire at Beirut's port that...

Jabhat al-Nusra reject Syria truce, urge stronger attacks

The al Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra rejected on Friday the cessation of hostilities in Syria due to begin at midnight, and urged insurgents to intensify...

Libyans investigating Gaddafi son's case leave Lebanon amid threat

A Lebanese security official says members of a Libyan fact-finding mission who came to Beirut to investigate the case of a detained son of...

Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters

CAIRO (AP) — A prominent human rights organization Thursday accused Libyan armed groups linked to the Tripoli-based government of using heavy weapons to disperse...

Yemen central bank stops guarantees for rice and sugar imports

Yemen's central bank has told traders and local banks it will no longer provide lines of credit for the import of sugar and rice...

Huge explosions rock military facility in Jordan, no reports of casualties

AMMAN, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Jordan said a series of massive explosions that rocked the city of Zarqa early on Friday was likely caused...

Rains cause flooding northwest of Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh

Seasonal rains have caused flooding in a city northwest of Saudi Arabia's capital. The state-run Saudi Press Agency said the rains Wednesday struck the city...

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