A nearly four year long war might be coming to an end between Houthi rebels and supporters of Yemen’s government. Last week the warring parties agreed to cease fire and withdrew forces in a port located in the Red Sea. This is a step in the right direction to ending a war that’s caused millions to lose their lives, but… Read more »
Egypt unveiled a well-preserved 4,400-year-old tomb decorated with hieroglyphs and statues south of Cairo on Saturday, and officials expect more discoveries when archaeologists excavate the site further in coming months. The tomb was found in a buried ridge at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara. It was untouched and unlooted, Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told reporters… Read more »
Israel said on Monday it would stop the use of coal by 2030, joining a host of other countries in an alliance that aims to transition to cleaner sources of energy. The Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), launched by Canada and Great Britain, seeks to gradually reduce the production of electricity from coal and to support clean energy in government… Read more »
The foreign minister of U.S. ally Bahrain has defended Australia’s formal recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying the move would not affect a future Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital.Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa speaks during a news conference in Manama, Bahrain, August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed Australia’s government announced the… Read more »
Weeks of U.N. shuttle diplomacy and Western pressure delivered a breakthrough in Yemen peace efforts when the warring parties last week agreed to cease fighting in a contested Red Sea port city and withdraw forces. The challenge lies in securing an orderly troop withdrawal from Hodeidah, a lifeline for millions of Yemenis facing starvation, amid deep mistrust among the parties…. Read more »
According to Maronite priest Father Louis Matar, “Miracles are on the rise in Lebanon.” Lebanon’s closest depiction to a Lebanon saint is St. Charbel, who might have a lot to do with the occurrence of these miraculous phenomenons. Before his death in 1898, he conducted as many of 26,000 miracles, but is now more active than ever as Lebanese citizens… Read more »
Sudan’s Omar Al-Bashir has become the first world leader in nearly 8 years to visit the country of Syria. Bashir has often aligned himself with the likes of Russia and Syria for many years since the start of his power in 1989. In recent years, the Sudanese people have been struggling to feed themselves; and it’s only gotten worse. A… Read more »
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has become the first Arab League leader to visit Damascus since the war in Syria began nearly eight years ago. Syria’s state-run news agency SANA said al-Bashir was greeted on Sunday at the capital’s airport by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad before they both headed to the presidential palace. The two leaders discussed bilateral ties and the “situations and crises faced by many Arab countries”,… Read more »
Saudi Arabia has denounced as “blatant interference” a resolution by the US Senate accusing the kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of ordering the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and calling for an end to Washington’s military support for a Riyadh-led war in Yemen. The Senate’s move last week dealt a new warning to US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly signalled his backing for the Saudi leadership even amid… Read more »
Turkey may launch a new military operation in northern Syria at any moment, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, adding US President Donald Trump had given a positive response to Turkey’s plans. Erdogan’s remarks on Monday came days after he announced Turkish forces would launch a new cross-border operation against the US-backed Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) to the east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria. The YPG is… Read more »