Probe after comments to 'free' W.Sahara
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said Sunday it will investigate comments made at the African Nations Championship in Algeria to "free" the disputed Western Sahara, sparking Moroccan...
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Depositors' unions call for a Tuesday sit-in at Beirut Justice Palace
BEIRUT — The collectives Mouttahidoun and The Depositors' Cry Sunday called for a sit-in in front of Beirut Justice Palace, scheduled for Tuesday, 17 January. This initiative is related to the...
15 January 2023
Iran restricts supply of cheap oil to Syria, doubles the price for crude, Wall Street Journal reports
Iranian officials have told the Syrian regime it would now have to pay more for the Islamic republic's oil. Price are set to double to a market rate of more than $70 a barrel, the Wall Street...
15 January 2023
PM supports indefinite US troop presence, Wall Street Journal reports
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani defended the presence of US troops in his country and set no timetable for their withdrawal, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Sunday....
15 January 2023
Government condemns 'execution' at West Bank checkpoint
The Palestinian foreign ministry Sunday condemned what it called Israeli forces' "execution" of a Palestinian man at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. The ministry...
15 January 2023
'Justice has become a means of revenge,' Rai states after the arrest of William Noun
BEIRUT — "Justice has become a means of revenge, malice and hatred," Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai said Sunday. The remarks came a day after the release of William Noun, a spokesman for one...
15 January 2023
A 16-year-old girl found shot dead in Maarab
BEIRUT — A 16-year-old girl was found dead Sunday, after being shot in the head in the Maarab area of Kesrouan, the state-owned National News Agency reported. The weapon was a hunting rifle....
15 January 2023
Currency in flux as Baghdad tightens foreign transfers
Iraq's local currency has been on a two-month roller coaster ride following a tightening of procedures for international transfers, with some blaming Washington for the dinar's woes....
15 January 2023
Rally in three cities against Netanyahu's legal reforms
TEL AVIV — Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in three major cities Saturday, protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform plans, with organizers accusing him of...
15 January 2023
Eight dead in bombing claimed by Al-Shabaab: police
Eight people perished in a roadside bombing claimed by Al-Shabaab, Somali police said Sunday. The attack took place Saturday afternoon in central Somalia, where a major offensive is underway to...
