Author:  article author:  Reuters Fri, 2019-02-22 19:44 ALGIERS: Thousands of young Algerians took to the streets of the capital on Friday to protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plans to seek a fifth term and police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds….

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1550824222658275300 Fri, 2019-02-22 08:27 DUBAI: Iran on Friday began large-scale naval drills at the mouth of the Gulf, which will feature its first submarine cruise missile launches, state media reported, at a time of rising tensions…

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian finance minister on Thursday announced salary cuts for civil servants, days after Israel said it would withhold tens of millions of dollars in tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority.Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday approved the freezing of $138 million…

Are the latest terror incidents in Egypt a ‘last dance’ for militants or a failure in security operations? CAIRO: Three terrorist attacks in the space of as many days have raised questions over whether the Egyptian security forces have brought extremist militancy…

SOHAG, Egypt: Nesma Ghanem is hoping for a fourth child even though her doctor says her body can’t handle a pregnancy at the moment. She has three daughters and would like them to have a brother.“In the future he could support his…

JEDDAH: The changing dynamics of terror financing and money laundering posed a growing problem for countries and organizations seeking to halt their spread, a regional conference in Cairo was warned. Saudi Arabia’s Attorney General Sheikh Saud bin Abdullah Al-Mua’jab told the first…

DUBAI: The Yemeni government said on Wednesday that it approved a UN plan for redeployment in Hodeidah, Al Arabiya reported. The withdrawal from Hodeidah will be carried out under the supervision of UN monitoring committee and will begin in the next 11…

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Author:  Associated Press article author:  AP ID:  1550611107427341900 Tue, 2019-02-19 21:13 JERUSALEM: Israeli police say they have arrested 19 Palestinians as clashes broke out at a contested Jerusalem holy site. Police say dozens of Palestinians participated in a prayer protest Tuesday, attempting…

OMAR OIL FIELD, SYRIA: Militants defending their last dreg of territory in Syria will be “killed in battle” if they do not surrender, a Kurdish-led force said on Tuesday ahead of a final showdown. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they are…