Mikati faces row over Lebanese Cabinet meeting on Monday
BEIRUT: Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called for a Cabinet meeting on Monday to deal with urgent matters in the country. He announced the move during a speech…
King Abdullah holds talks with Iraq PM in Amman
King Abdullah of Jordan held talks on Monday with Iraq Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani on bilateral relations at Basman Palace, a Royal Hashemite Court statement said. The two sides…
Swedish royal family arrives in Jordan
AMMAN: King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived in Amman on Tuesday for a state visit to Jordan. The king and queen were received at Queen Alia…
Houthi attacks on oil infrastructure ‘driving Yemen’s government into bankruptcy’
AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s internationally-recognized government is on the verge of bankruptcy after Houthi attacks on oil facilities in southern Yemen halted all oil exports, and it may not be able to…
Yemen military leader gunned down in Marib
AL-MUKALLA: A Yemeni military leader who had fought the Iran-backed Houthis for the past seven years was assassinated on Tuesday in the central city of Marib, while local human rights…
Record number of foreigners repatriated from Daesh camps in Syria this year
QAMISHLI: Repatriations of foreign woman and children affiliated to Daesh from detention camps in northeast Syria hit a record high in 2022, Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday. Thousands of foreigners…
Yemeni push forces Al-Qaeda out of Abyan valley hideout
AL-MUKALLA: Yemeni military forces have advanced into a large valley in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan to dislodge Al-Qaeda militants who have long used the area for recruiting, storing arms…
UN urges Libya rivals to agree in road map to elections soon
UNITED NATIONS: The Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the UN political mission in Libya for a year and urged key institutions and parties in the divided north African…
Sudan protesters defy crackdown to mark coup anniversary
KHARTOUM: Sudan on Tuesday blocked Internet access nationwide as pro-democracy activists marked the first anniversary of a coup that derailed the transition to civilian rule, with hunger and inflation throttling…
Jordan condemns ongoing Israeli raids of Palestinian towns
AMMAN: Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has condemned the ongoing Israeli military incursions into Palestinian towns, including Tuesday’s dawn attacks in Nablus and Ramallah. Jordan News Agency, or…