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Ankara takes center stage in Afghan peace process

Posted on March 11, 2021 by News Desk

Ankara has taken center stage in the Afghan peace process with the US proposal to hold a conference in Turkey bringing the warring factions to the negotiating table, analysts say. The Afghan Foreign Ministry has shown green light to the proposed meeting. “Turkey is a strong partner […]

European agency turns blind eye to border abuses: HRW

Posted on March 11, 2021 by News Desk

Questions are being raised about the willingness of the EU’s border patrol agency Frontex to hold its self liable for numerous violations and pushbacks of migrants and asylum seekers at Greece’s borders with Turkey, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Wednesday. In an internal investigation […]

Arab states welcome approval of new Libyan government

Posted on March 11, 2021 by News Desk

Arab states and the Arab League joined a host of countries and international organizations in welcoming the Libyan parliament’s vote of confidence in the new government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. In a statement, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the confidence given to the national unity government headed by […]

Cathay Pacific Airways posts record losses amid virus

Posted on March 10, 2021 by News Desk

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways on Wednesday announced historic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The losses come despite the financial restructuring measures taken by the airline, including laying off staff and cutting salaries. Losses rose to $2.8 billion in 2020 alone, the airline […]

Israel arrests Al-Aqsa preacher Sheikh Ekrima Sabri

Posted on March 10, 2021 by News Desk

Israeli forces arrested Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, from his house in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday morning. Israeli police and intelligence teams surrounded the house and asked Sheikh Sabri to accompany them, a relative told Anadolu Agency, asking not to be named for […]

Pressure builds on palace after Harry and Meghan racism claims

Posted on March 10, 2021 by News Desk

London – Britain’s royal family was under pressure on Tuesday to respond to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s claims of racism, triggering a crisis for the institution not seen since the time of his late mother, Diana. The couple set off a whirl of speculation about […]

England’s children go back to school after virus lockdown

Posted on March 9, 2021 by News Desk

London – Millions of children returned to school in England on Monday for the first time in two months, with the government beginning to ease coronavirus restrictions as a mass vaccination drive ramps up. The resumption of classroom teaching was the first step on a path which […]

Syria president and first lady test Covid-19 positive: presidency

Posted on March 9, 2021 by News Desk

Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma have tested positive for Covid-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, the presidency said Monday. “After experiencing mild symptoms that resemble… Covid-19, President al-Assad and first lady Asma Al-Assad took a PCR test, and the result showed that they are […]

All schools reopen as virus lockdown begins easing in UK

Posted on March 9, 2021 by News Desk

All schools across England have reopened as part of the first of four stages of the gradual easing of lockdown, amid concerns that infection rates will spike in the following months as restrictions begin to relax. During a press conference aired on BBC News to commemorate the […]

One of world’s largest oil shipping ports targeted in drone attack: Saudi Arabia

Posted on March 8, 2021 by News Desk

According to reports, the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran were also targeted by missiles, vowing that the Kingdom will take all necessary measures to protect itself. One of the oil tank yards in Ras Tanura Port has been hit by a […]

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Ankara takes center stage in Afghan peace process

European agency turns blind eye to border abuses: HRW

Arab states welcome approval of new Libyan government

Cathay Pacific Airways posts record losses amid virus

Israel arrests Al-Aqsa preacher Sheikh Ekrima Sabri

Pressure builds on palace after Harry and Meghan racism claims

England’s children go back to school after virus lockdown

Syria president and first lady test Covid-19 positive: presidency

All schools reopen as virus lockdown begins easing in UK

One of world’s largest oil shipping ports targeted in drone attack: Saudi Arabia

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