Tower buildings in Qatar’s capital of Doha were lit up with the face of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the Palestinian flag on Wednesday. Palestinian journalist Abu Akleh, 51, was shot dead by Israeli forces on Wednesday while reporting on a se…
Russia asks Oman to help get Syria reinstated to Arab League
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday asked Oman to have the Syria regime returned to the Arab League while on a visit to the Gulf state, a decade after it was suspended for mass crimes against civilians. At a press conference with Omani …
100,000 Syrian children to fall out of education: report
Some 100,000 Syrian children will fall out of full-time education as schools in the war-torn country see international aid slashed, a Syria-focused charity has said. A report released at the end of April by Action For Humanity, the parent charity of UK…
Brother of Lebanon c.bank governor released on record bail
Raja Salameh, the brother of Lebanon’s central bank governor, has been released on a record bail of 100 billion Lebanese pounds, or around $3.7 million at the market exchange rate, two judicial sources told Reuters. Salameh was arrested on March 17 and…
Anti-IS coalition meet in Morocco to counter group’s reviva
The global coalition against the Islamic State group met Wednesday in Morocco to coordinate efforts to prevent a new insurgency in the Middle East and North Africa. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to have co-hosted the meeting with Morocca…
Morocco’s ‘Red Prince’ condemns killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
Moroccan prince Hicham has condemned the killing of veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces, in the first statement from a Moroccan official regarding the death of the renowned reporter. “The Israeli occupation forces assassi…
Google computer glasses translate conversations in real time
The science-fiction is harder to see in Google’s second try at glasses with a built-in computer. A decade after the debut of Google Glass, a nubby, sci-fi-looking pair of specs that filmed what wearers saw but raised concerns about privacy and received…
The late Iranian architect who made America beautiful again
Many residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota, cross over the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge every day or move past it. It offers a unique vantage point to the well-liked Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, epitomised by the iconic $500,000 Spoonbridge and Cherry scu…
Four injured in clashes during Tunisia Handball Cup final
Four people were injured, including one seriously, in clashes between rival supporters that interrupted the final of the Tunisian Handball Cup, the emergency services said Wednesday. The match was between two arch-rivals of the capital Tunis: Esperance…
UN received $33 mln towards plan to prevent Yemen oil spill
The United Nations has received $33 million in new pledges on Wednesday towards a $144 million operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen which threatens a major environmental disaster. Around $40 million has been rai…