Russia holding 600 Ukrainians at Kherson, Kyiv says
KYIV: Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of detaining some 600 people, mainly journalists and pro-Kyiv elements in the southern region of Kherson, which Moscow’s military now holds in its…
Houthi militia commits 464 breaches to UN truce in five days
The Iran-backed Houthis have committed a total of 464 breaches of the UN-led truce in a span of five days, the Yemen News Agency (SABA) reported on Monday. The Yemeni…
Lebanese army arrests 64 migrants trying to sail to Europe
BEIRUT: The Lebanese military arrested 64 migrants as they were trying to set sail from northern Lebanon on Tuesday in an attempt to get to Europe, the army command said.…
Egypt FM calls for economic integration with Jordan, Iraq
CAIRO: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has called for economic integration between his country, Iraq and Jordan. This would be of both economic and political benefit, he said during a…
Yemen calls for more international pressure on Houthis to end Taiz siege
AMMAN: The Yemeni government negotiators called on the international community to exert more pressure on the Houthis over reopening roads in Taiz and other provinces. In a statement released Tuesday…
Israel mainly to blame for conflict: UN report
GENEVA: Israel’s occupation and discrimination against Palestinians are the main causes of the endless cycles of violence, UN investigators said Tuesday, prompting angry Israeli protests. A high-level team of investigators,…
Muscat and Tehran sign deals to develop gas pipelines, oil field
MUSCAT: Oman and Iran signed deals to develop two gas pipelines and an oil field along their maritime border, Oman’s energy minister said Saturday, less than two weeks after Iran’s…
France’s Macron holds calls with Jordan’s king, Palestinian president
LONDON: Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Saturday discussed the situation in the Palestinian territories with French President Emmanuel Macron, where he reiterated the need “to end unilateral Israeli actions that…
At least 19 civilians killed in Yemen despite 2-month truce, UN laments
At least 19 civilians, including three children, have been killed in Yemen over the past two months, despite a nationwide ceasefire, a UN official has said. The truce was the…
Children of Syria’s Al-Hol camp inmates languish in political limbo
IRBIL, Iraq: Women and children held in Al-Hol, a sprawling camp of some 57,000 people in northeast Syria, endure squalid conditions and almost daily violence, meted out by its many…