UAE licenses second unit of Barakah nuclear power plant
The nuclear regulator in United Arab Emirates has issued an operating licence for the second unit of the Barakah nuclear power plant, an official from the regulator said on Tuesday.
Month: March 2021
‘I want my rights’: The 80-year-old Lebanese musician fighting for a COVID-19 jab
As a career musician who has played brass and wind instruments for most of his life, Joseph al-Hajj, 80, was particularly anxious to protect his most precious asset – his … Read More
Lebanese pound down as protests enter second week
The Lebanese pound retreated against the dollar Tuesday, trading at LL10,500 on the black market, as coordinated protests against the stark deterioration of economic and financial conditions in the country … Read More
Jordan aims for green with 10-million tree campaign
On a bare hill in Jordan’s verdant Ajloun region, dozens of people plant saplings as part of a reforestation effort that aims to reach 10 million trees in 10 years.
Brother-in-law of Tunisia’s ousted president gets 10 years for corruption
A Tunisian court has sentenced Belhassen Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, to ten years in jail for corruption, the state run news agency TAP reported … Read More
A Chemical Attack on Idlib Imminent But by Whom?
The Russian Defense Ministry says militants in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib are planning to stage a chemical attack there and blame it on the Syrian government…
Not All Gulf States Back Saudi Arabia!
Saudi Arabia enjoyed a widespread bout of solidarity after the Khashoggi report, but as US-Saudi tensions grow, GCC states may find themselves in a perpetual balancing act…
For Syrians, the road to justice begins in Europe
Wassim Mukdad has carried a deep darkness inside of him since his native Syria slipped into an abyss of conflict and terror.
Syria’s Assad set for election win 10 years after start of war
A decade of war may have ravaged his country, but Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has clung to power and looks determined to cement his position in presidential elections this year.
Gulf opens door to public Jewish life amid Israel ties
Half a year after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain established diplomatic relations with Israel, discreet Jewish communities in the Gulf Arab states that once lived in the shadow of … Read More