Women mark Mothers’ Day in Beirut with march to damaged port
Dozens of women, including mothers who lost their children in the massive Beirut explosion last year marched to the still-damaged scene of the blast on Saturday to mark Mothers’ Day.
Month: March 2021
First Turkish air strikes on Kurdish zone in Syria in 17 months: SOHR
The Turkish airforce conducted its first strikes in 17 months against a zone in north Syria held by Kurdish militia on Saturday night, a monitor said.
Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion
Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion, a big drop that came as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global energy … Read More
UAE expands COVID-19 vaccination drive
The United Arab Emirates urged all citizens and residents aged 16 and above to register for COVID-19 vaccinations from Sunday as the Gulf state widens its immunisation drive after inoculating … Read More
Thousands protest against Israel’s Netanyahu ahead of vote
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, calling for the longtime prime minister’s ouster in a final show of force ahead … Read More
Saudi-led coalition pounds Houthi military sites in Sanaa, say residents
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi group struck military targets belonging to the Iran-aligned movement in the capital Sanaa in the early hours of Sunday, residents said.
Arab Coalition Strike Houthi Missile Sites
The Arab Coalition forces carried out airstrikes at dawn Sunday targeting Houthi militia sites near the Yemeni capital Sanaa used by the group to manufacture missiles…
COVID-19: Over 1 in 2 of UK Adults Gets The 1st Jab
The UK on Saturday reached another milestone in its fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, having administered at least one vaccine dose to more than half of its adult population…
Why Doesn’t Israel Want The Palestinians to Hold Elections?
Head of Israel’s Shin Bet Security Agency Nadav Argaman has secretly met with Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas and asked him to call … Read More
US-led Coalition Strikes 85 ISIS Targets in Iraq
The US-led coalition destroyed 85 Daesh/ISIS targets in 133 strikes in the last 10 days, according to the Iraqi Defense Ministry on Saturday…