Egypt sees increase in number of foreign tourists
CAIRO: Tourists from Spain and France are leading an increase in visitors to Egypt from a number of European countries. The US is also contributing to the growing demand as…
Kuwait postpones first parliament session to Oct. 18
Kuwait has postponed convening the first parliament session after elections to Oct. 18, the state news agency reported on Saturday. “The National Assembly’s first regular session of the 17th legislative…
Egypt’s education bosses on safety alert after school incidents
CAIRO: Egypt’s Education Ministry is taking action following a spate of incidents in schools recently. One student, Malak Mohammed, died and 15 others were injured when a staircase partially collapsed…
Houthis kill 6 Yemeni soldiers in nationwide attacks
AL-MUKALLA: At least six Yemeni government troops and an unknown number of Houthis were killed in heavy clashes and exchanges of fire across the country over the past 24 hours,…
‘We may suddenly arrive one night’: Erdogan threatens Greece, ‘annoying’ countries
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Greece, and other countries that “annoyed” him, understood Ankara’s message when Turkish officials said “we may suddenly arrive one night” — a comment that Greek…
Canada to ban leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards from entry
Canada on Friday said it would ban the top leadership of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from entering the country and promised more targeted sanctions over the treatment of…
Pakistan confronts mental health crisis among survivors of deadly floods
MIRPURKHAS, Pakistan: Nasir Khan, a 40-year-old laborer from the southern Pakistani district of Mirpurkhas, Sindh province, stood outside the Civil Hospital last week, complaining of anxiety, and feelings of sadness…
Cholera, hepatitis hit Lebanon already grappling with financial meltdown
Lebanese health authorities fear that the country could be hit by its first cholera epidemic in nearly three decades after the confirmation of two cases close to the Syrian border.…
Libyan group: At least 15 dead after migrant shipwreck
Libya: A spokesman for Libya’s Red Crescent said Friday that at least 15 bodies have been recovered after a migrant shipwreck off the country’s western coast. Migrants regularly try to…
Iran summons Danish ambassador over Copenhagen embassy attack
COPENHAGEN: Iran summoned the Danish ambassador on Friday to protest an incident at its embassy in Copenhagen in which its ambassador was threatened, Iran’s foreign ministry said in state media.…