UN chief warns global leaders: The world is in ‘great peril’
UNITED NATIONS, New York: Warning that the world is in “great peril,” the head of the UN says leaders meeting in person for the first time in three years must…
In Yemen, Queen’s death recalls memories of colonial past
ADEN: In 1954, large crowds turned out for a historic visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Aden. At the time, this city on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula…
South Sudan on brink of further civil war, activist warns UN Security Council delegation
The failure of the peace process in South Sudan and the subsequent extension of transition deadlines will lead to further suffering of civilians and the inevitable outbreak of civil war,…
President Biden en route to London to attend funeral of Elizabeth II
US President Joe Biden on Saturday headed to London to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The state funeral, the first in Britain since the death of Winston Churchill…
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan trade blame over new border attacks
BISHKEK: The Central Asian republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan traded new accusations on Saturday over a ceasefire breach at their border where deadly clashes broke out over the past days.…
Hezbollah slams amendment in UN peacekeepers’ mandate
The leader of Lebanon’s Shiite armed group Hezbollah on Saturday condemned a recent amendment in the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force deployed along the border with Israel. The UN…
Influx of Iranians bolsters Iraq’s Arbaeen pilgrimage
Twenty million pilgrims, swelled by a record influx of Iranians, have converged on the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, an annual Shiite festival that climaxes on Saturday.…
Over 1 million Captagon pills seized at Beirut port
Lebanon’s security services seized over 1 million Captagon pills hidden in a shipment of grapes at Beirut port, it was announced on Saturday. Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said that the…
Syria Kurds wrap up sweep of Daesh relatives camp
Kurdish forces in northeast Syria on Saturday announced the end of a three-week operation against Daesh group supporters inside the overcrowded and increasingly lawless camp of Al-Hol. They arrested more…
Iran police fire tear gas as protests erupt at funeral of woman arrested by morality police
TEHARN: Iranian police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse a protest rally in the country’s west following the funeral ceremony for a young woman who died while in police…