19 arrested after Beirut clashes leave 7 dead
BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army on Friday set up checkpoints in the Tayouneh area and on roads leading to Beirut’s northern and southern suburbs after gunfights left seven people dead on…
UN urges ceasefire in Marib for ‘safe passage’
SANAA: The UN has called for a halt to fighting in a district of Yemen’s oil-rich Marib province that pits government forces supported by the Arab coalition against Iran-backed Houthi…
Turkey plans military action against Syrian Kurdish YPG if diplomacy fails
ANKARA: Turkey is preparing for possible further military action against a US-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria if talks on the issue with the US and Russia fail, two Turkish…
Holiday island of Bali reopens to foreign tourists after 18 months
Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali reopened to foreign tourists on Thursday, but none have arrived as officials said international airlines might need a month to resume operations after an 18-month…
Indian producers take Kabul evacuation mission to silver screen
NEW DELHI: A new Bollywood movie is set to portray India’s dramatic evacuation mission from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Producers have revealed that the film will show…
US, Greece expand defense ties amid Mediterranean tensions
Greece on Thursday expanded a defense agreement with the United States days after ratifying a separate deal with France in a tacit signal to Turkey following high tensions. The agreement…
Ankara, Baghdad fight against Daesh may be stepped up in wake of Iraqi elections: Experts
ANKARA: Turkish and Iraqi counterterrorism operations to eliminate Daesh from the region could be stepped up following parliamentary elections and the recent capture of one of the group’s senior leaders,…
Tunisia’s President Saied revokes predecessor’s passport
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said Thursday he had decided to withdraw the diplomatic passport of his predecessor Moncef Marzouki. Tunisian media suggested that Saied was irked by Marzouki’s demands that…
Pro-Iran militias warn of ‘very cruel’ response after Israeli strike on Palmyra
Iran-backed forces in Syria said on Thursday they would respond forcefully to an Israeli strike over Syria’s Palmyra area in the province of Homs on Wednesday evening in the second…
UN condemns armed violence outside of state authority in Beirut
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka expressed deep concern over the people killed during clashes in Beirut on Thursday and condemned the use of “armed violence outside of state…