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June 7, 2023

Assad assures Aoun that he is ‘not interfering’ in choice of Lebanon presidential candidate

Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad assured former Lebanese president, Michel Aoun, that he would not interfere in the selection of a presidential candidate in Lebanon, amid rumours that the two...

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June 7, 2023

Saudi Crown Prince, Blinken had ‘candid’ talks in Jeddah – US official

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, had an “open, candid” conversation with Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in the early hours of Wednesday about a wide range of...

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June 7, 2023

UN investigative team in Iraq ‘digitising’ Daesh war crimes evidence to support prosecutions

The UN investigative team to promote accountability for crimes committed by the Daesh terror group is ”digitising” war crimes evidence to support prosecutions of perpetrators, an official said Wednesday,...

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June 7, 2023

Al-Shabaab terror group attack Ethiopia military base in Somalia

Al-Shabaab launched suicide attacks, Wednesday, on a military base manned by Ethiopian troops in Somalia, injuring four soldiers, according to authorities, Anadolu Agency reports. The attack on the base,...

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June 7, 2023

QatarEnergy and PetroBangla sign 15-year LNG supply deal – CEO

QatarEnergy has signed a 15-year supply deal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Bangladesh’s state-owned PetroBangla for 1.8 million tonnes a year starting in 2026, CEO Saad Al-Kaabi said...

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June 7, 2023

Calls for Sweden not to deport Egypt doctor ‘facing execution’

A doctor wanted by Egyptian authorities is in imminent danger of deportation from Sweden after the rejection of her asylum claim, in a move which would endanger her life...

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June 7, 2023

Turkiye lira drops 7%, signalling move towards free market

Turkiye’s lira plunged 7 per cent to a record low on Wednesday in its biggest sell-off since a historic 2021 crash, a move traders said is a “strong signal”...

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June 7, 2023

Israel considers recognition of Morocco rule over Western Sahara

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s National Security Adviser visited Rabat on Wednesday as his government mulls a possible announcement of recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara, officials...

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June 7, 2023

Israel to approve law requiring new settlers to wait a year before receiving passport

Israel’s government will approve a law that requires new immigrants to settle in Israel for a year before being granted a passport, reported the Times of Israel. The goal of...

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June 7, 2023

The battle for Beirut’s urban spaces: A conversation with Mona Harb

Nothing symbolises corruption, greed, sectarianism, foreign intervention and neoliberal transformation quite like Beirut. And nothing symbolises resistance, resilience, communal solidarity and a thirst for change quite like Beirut. Join...

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