149 killed, 150 injured in Seoul Halloween crush
SEOUL: At least 149 people were killed and 150 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in…
‘Green’ buses to transport delegates during Egypt climate summit
CAIRO: The Egyptian government has provided 210 environmentally friendly buses to transport delegates during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference — COP27 — which will take place in Sharm…
Baghdad tanker blast accident kills at least 9: security forces
BAGHDAD: A gas tanker exploded in Baghdad on Saturday night killing at least nine people and injuring 13 others, security forces said, adding that it was an accident. “Nine civilians…
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…
In Iraq’s Babylon, age-old building techniques heal climate scars
RUINS OF BABYLON: At the temple of Ninmakh, the Sumerian mother goddess, Iraqi archaeologists are using 7,000-year-old techniques to protect the monument, and the rest of the ancient city of…
Iran shrine attack mourners chant against Mahsa Amini ‘riots’
TEHRAN: Mourners gathered Saturday in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz to bury the victims of a deadly assault on a shrine, while chanting slogans against nationwide “riots” over Mahsa…
Arab League condemns Israeli settlement plans
The Arab League General Secretariat on Friday affirmed its rejection of all Israeli settlement plans, and condemned what it described as the annexation of Palestinian territory. Marking the 66th anniversary…
Aoun to leave Lebanon presidential palace in style as term ends
BEIRUT: Hundreds of supporters of Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Saturday set up tents around the presidential palace and settled in for an overnight stay as they prepared to give…
Iran protestor shot dead after tearing down supreme leader poster
Security forces in Iran killed a man in September after he tore down a poster of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the city of Amol, BBC Persian reported on Monday.…
Rishi Sunak becomes UK prime minister, faces economic crisis
Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister of the year on Tuesday and now must turn his attention to taming an economic crisis that has left the country’s finances in…