As economy worsens, Lebanese juggle dizzying rates for devalued pound
BEIRUT: When Caroline Sadaka buys groceries in the Lebanese capital Beirut, she keeps her phone in hand – not to check her shopping…
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Singapore PM: We will work with Indonesia, ASEAN, UN to push Myanmar peace plan
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday the city-state would work with Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries, as well…
Alarm as Israeli authorities use ‘Judea and Samaria governorate’ to refer to West Bank
RAMALLAH: Israeli authorities’ use of the term “Judea and Samaria governorate” in official documents to describe the West Bank has raised Palestinian concerns…
Bahrain, UAE and Oman celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties with Japan
TOKYO: The embassies of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman organized a joint cultural ceremony in…
Syria’s Aleppo airport reopens after Israeli air strike
DAMASCUS: Syria’s Aleppo airport, a key conduit for relief flights after the devastating February earthquake, reopened on Friday, an official said, following Israeli…
14 dead, 54 rescued off Tunisia in migrant boat sinking
TUNIS, Tunisia: At least 14 Africans died and 54 were rescued when a boat in which they were trying to reach Europe sank…
Leila Nseir – ‘The first female artist in Syria who really took her art seriously’
DUBAI: “I was the first woman in Syria who wore trousers and sat in the Rawda café in Damascus, and my pants were…
Embattled Ozy Media a no show in fraud case
NEW YORK: Ozy Media billed itself as “the New and the Next” as its charismatic cofounder, former MSNBC and CNN host Carlos Watson,…
Film AlUla launches platform to support new female storytellers
ALULA: Film AlUla has announced the launch of a platform to empower new and emerging female filmmakers and creatives to produce stories set…