At least 8 soldiers dead in blast outside Somali army base

Author:  AP article author:  AP ID:  1596877990916954200 Sat, 2020-08-08 09:08 NAIROBI, Kenya: A Somali police officer says at least eight soldiers are dead and more than 14 others wounded after…

Kabul assembly to decide fate of last Taliban inmates

article author:  Sayed Salahuddin Author:  Zaynab Khojji ID:  1596828586822933500 Fri, 2020-08-07 22:48 KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Friday inaugurated a traditional grand assembly, the Loya Jirga, to help decide whether the…

UK Ambassador welcomes appointment of first Saudi woman as cultural attache

article author:  Rashid Hassan Fri, 2020-08-07 20:39 RIYADH: Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Thursday welcomed the appointment of Dr. Amal bint Jameel Fatani as cultural attaché to the UK.…

‘No way we can rebuild’: Lebanese count huge losses after Beirut blast

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1596818656802238000 Fri, 2020-08-07 10:22 BEIRUT: Beirut residents began trying to rebuild their shattered lives on Friday after the biggest blast in the Lebanese capital’s…

Iraq pledges full compliance with OPEC+ oil cuts

article author:  Frank Kane Fri, 2020-08-07 19:21 DUBAI: Iraq has pledged to meet in full its obligations under the OPEC+ oil production cuts that have been credited with rebalancing global crude…

At Beirut’s ‘ground zero’, race to find survivors

Author:  Jean-Marc Mojon | AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1596803101231113300 Fri, 2020-08-07 12:21 BEIRUT: Ankle-deep in corn spilling from a huge gutted silo, rescuers guide an excavator to clear access…

UAE Red Crescent chairman donates over $270,000 for victims of Beirut’s port explosion

article author:  Arab News Author:  Fri, 2020-08-07 08:49 DUBAI:  The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Red Crescent announced that he and his family are donating over…

Hanan Al-Hamad, Saudi educator

article author:  Arab News Author:  Fri, 2020-08-07 03:01 Hanan Al-Hamad is a Saudi educator and quality and excellence management consultant. She is also a certified European Foundation for Quality Management…

US Iran envoy Brian Hook standing down, Elliott Abrams to take on the role

article author:  Arab News Thu, 2020-08-06 20:13 WASHINGTON: Iran envoy Brian Hook is leaving his post and US Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams will add Iran to his role “following a…

Macron calls aid conference for blast-hit Lebanon ‘in coming days’

Author:  AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1596733633455043600 Thu, 2020-08-06 17:04 BEIRUT: French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that an international aid conference for disaster-hit Lebanon would be held soon. Speaking…