Over Coronavirus, Dubai Expo 2020 recommends postponing a year
The pandemic has grounded flights by Dubai's long-haul carrier Emirates, jeopardized global tourism and caused further panic in a real-estate market.
Local organizers recommended Monday...
Arab alliance: Yemen 1 mln cholera cases report exaggerated
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Friday an announcement by the International Committee of the Red Cross that cholera cases in the...
Chaos in Libya: It’s the oil, stupid
There seems no end to the bad news coming out of Libya.
UN-led negotiations to unite the divided country — it has two parliaments, two...
Aurat March in Pakistan gets green light
Aurat March, the country’s wide event, using the Urdu word for women, has been attended by tens of thousands over the last two years...
Pakistan fighter jet crashes in capital killing the pilot
During a rehearsal for a national day military parade, a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crashed in Islamabad Wednesday, killing the pilot, officials said.
Footage on...
Italy, 3 Coronavirus-linked deaths
As the number of people contracting the virus continued to mount, an elderly cancer patient became the third person known to be infected with...
Ethiopia, Egypt dam feud drags on
Negotiations between Cairo, Addis Ababa and Khartoum have entered a decisive stage in which the parties must express their final stance concerning the controversy...
Syria peace talks stalled over who represents opposition
The talks were meant to begin on Monday in Geneva, but have been held up by international disagreement over who should be invited from...
Palestinian leaders stay the course as crises mount
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — In three decades of failed peace efforts, the Palestinians have never faced a more hostile U.S. administration, a more...
Russia and Turkey trade accusations over Syria
Russia said on Thursday it suspected Turkey was preparing a military incursion into Syria, as a Syrian army source said Aleppo would soon be...
