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July 7, 2019

Tunisia recovers 14 bodies after dozens drowned off coast

Tunisia’s Coast Guard recovered on Saturday the bodies of 14 African migrants who drowned when their boat carrying more than 80 people sank after setting off for Europe from...

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July 7, 2019

Rescuers: Russian-led assault in Syria leaves over 500 civilians dead

At least 544 civilians have been killed and over 2,000 people injured since a Russian-led assault on the last rebel bastion in northwestern Syria began two months ago, rights...

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July 7, 2019

US welcomes Sudan power-sharing deal as ‘important step forward’

The United States on Saturday welcomed a provisional agreement forged by Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups to share power for three years...

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July 7, 2019

Iran to boost uranium enrichment above nuclear deal quotas today

Iran said on Sunday it will boost its uranium enrichment in a few hours above a cap set by a landmark 2015 nuclear deal, a move that could eventually...

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July 6, 2019

Turkey says second ship set to drill off Cyprus

A second Turkish drillship will begin drilling for oil and natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean within a week, Turkey’s energy minister said, in a move which that could...

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July 6, 2019

Tunisian PM bans face veils in public institutions after bombing

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab, the full face veil, in public institutions for security reasons, an official source said on Friday, Reuters...

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July 6, 2019

Greece seizes record amount of amphetamine Captagon shipped from Syria

Greek authorities have seized what they described as the world’s largest single haul of super-charged amphetamine Captagon pills from Syria worth more than half a billion euros, Reuters reports....

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July 6, 2019

Regime attacks kill 14 in Syria’s de-escalation zones

At least 14 civilians were killed and 20 injured in attacks by Syrian regime forces and Russia on de-escalation zones in northern Syria, said sources with the White Helmets...

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July 6, 2019

Olympics-IOC lifts ban on Kuwait ahead of Tokyo 2020 Games

Kuwaiti athletes will compete at next year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics under their country’s flag after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday lifted its suspension of the nations after...

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July 6, 2019

Eastern Libya, US firm close to signing Libya port deal

Eastern Libyan authorities and US security firm Guidry Group plan to finalise an agreement to develop a major port in the east of the troubled oil producer, both sides...

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