Syria’s Assad Is An ‘arch-Terrorist’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is an "arch-terrorist" and it is time Russia realised he is "literally and metaphorically toxic", British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Sunday. Johnson said...
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Egypt Faces Uphill Battle Against Corruption
When Egyptian real estate developer Hassan tried building an apartment block without paying bribes, officials stalled the project, going so far as to suggest there were ancient relics beneath the...
Rights Group Slams Yemen Journalist’s Death Sentence
Reporters Without Borders said Friday it was "appalled" at a death sentence handed to a veteran journalist by a court in Yemen's rebel-held capital. The court in Sanaa, which is controlled by...
Rights Group Slams Yemen Journalist’s Death Sentence
Reporters Without Borders said Friday it was "appalled" at a death sentence handed to a veteran journalist by a court in Yemen's rebel-held capital. The court in Sanaa, which is controlled by...
Vogue Arabia Replaces Saudi Princess Editor With Man
Vogue Arabia, the style bible that sought to put the Middle East on the international fashion map, has dismissed and replaced its Saudi princess editor after just two editions. The announcement came...
Vogue Arabia Replaces Saudi Princess Editor With Man
Vogue Arabia, the style bible that sought to put the Middle East on the international fashion map, has dismissed and replaced its Saudi princess editor after just two editions. The announcement came...
Pentagon Chief To Travel Next Week To Middle East, Africa
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is heading to the Middle East and Africa next week for a series of meetings with regional allies, the Pentagon said Friday. The trip will be Mattis's fourth...
Trump Says ‘things Will Work Out Fine’ With Russia
US President Donald Trump expressed confidence Thursday that US-Russian relations will "work out fine" after icy bilateral talks in Moscow, as he looked to China to "deal properly" with North Korea....
Syria’s Assad Says Chemical Attack ‘100% Fabrication’
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of fabricating a suspected chemical weapons attack that prompted an unprecedented US missile strike, in an exclusive interview with AFP in...
Filipino Catholics Perform Gruesome Religious Rituals On the Streets
Whipping their backs until they pour blood then nailing themselves to crosses, these are the Filipino Catholics who perform gruesome religious rituals to seek forgiveness for their sins before...
Cathay Pacific Shares Rise After Management Shakeup
Shares in Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific were up Thursday, a day after the airline announced a management shakeup on the heels of its first loss in eight years. Last month the troubled airline...
Arab Music’s Alternative Ambassadors Find Fans, and Bans
Their voices narrate the unofficial soundtrack of life as an Arab today. But for the artists leading the Arab world's alternative music scene, their work is not revolutionary -- it's a legacy. With...
Trump and Putin Trade Barbs As Ministers Meet
The US and Russian presidents have revealed the wide gulf between them over Syria, even as their foreign ministers were meeting in Moscow. Donald Trump said Russia was backing “an animal” in...
18 Fighters Killed In Raging Yemen Clashes
Intensified confrontations between government forces and Huthi rebels on Yemen's southwestern coast have killed 18 fighters in the past 24 hours, military officials and medical sources said on...
“Give Us Quality Service” -Akufo-Addo To British Airways
President Akufo-Addo, has urged British Airways, one of the world’s leading airlines, to upgrade the quality of the services it offers on the Accra-London-Accra route, as the airline prepares to...
Philippines Says Saudi Arabia Still Needs Its Workers
Saudi Arabia will still need even more Filipino workers despite its "Saudization" policy, Manila's labour secretary said Wednesday following a meeting between Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and...
Rawlings Jumps To the Defence of Syrian Govt; Lambasts US, Et Al.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings is convinced that report of chemical weapon attack on Syrians is a ploy to make the Assad government look bad and pave way for the West to perpetuate their...
The Immorality of International Politics [Article]
The world has witnessed yet another display of the military might of the United States with the missile strikes on Syrian targets a few days ago. The United States justified its strikes because it...
Upgrade Quality of Services To Ghana – Akufo-Addo Admonishes British Airways
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged British Airways, one of the world’s leading airlines, to upgrade the quality of the services it offers on the Accra-London-Accra route, as the...
US-Russia War of Words Over Syria Clouds Moscow Talks
The United States and Russia were on a collision course over the alleged Syrian chemical attack on Wednesday as Washington's top diplomat prepared for talks in Moscow. Secretary of State Rex...