Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday paved the way for the signing of a maritime border deal with Lebanon, after it rejected appeals that the pact requires parliamentary approval. The signing is expected later this week. Israel and Lebanon, who are technic…
Rashid says Afghanistan will bounce back from England defeat
Star spinner Rashid Khan said Afghanistan would bounce back from their opening loss to England at the Twenty20 World Cup having shown “promising talent” in the five-wicket defeat. England bowled out Afghanistan for a paltry 112 in Perth on Saturday but…
UK’s Johnson, Sunak meet amid private battle for Tory leadership
Conservative rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak held face-to-face talks late Saturday, reports said, as the feuding pair who once headed Britain’s government were poised to battle for the leadership of their fractured ruling party. Former prime minis…
Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in West Bank: ministry
A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry said. The ministry said Rabi Arafah Rabi, 32, was hit by “a bullet to the head” at a checkpoint southeast of the city of Qalqilya. The …
Erdogan proposes vote on right to wear Islamic headscarf
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday proposed a nationwide vote on guaranteeing a woman’s right to wear a headscarf in state institutions, schools and universities. The subject is particularly important for devout Muslim Erdogan, whose Is…
Palestine FM welcomes UN report on Israeli occupation
The Palestinian foreign ministry welcomed an inquiry by the United Nations this week calling Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory unlawful. “There are reasonable grounds to conclude that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is now un…
Lebanon, Syria discuss delineating shared maritime border
Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday discussed delineating their countries’ shared maritime border, a Lebanese official said. A dispute over their shared sea boundary emerged last year after Syria granted a li…
At least 200 dead after fighting in southern Sudan
At least 200 people were killed in two days of fighting in Sudan’s southern Blue Nile state, official media said Saturday, up from an earlier toll of 150. Clashes in Blue Nile, which borders Ethiopia and South Sudan, broke out last week after reported …
US pro-Palestine activists march against deadly Israel raids
Around 200 pro-Palestinian protesters marched through Washington DC on Friday evening, calling for an end to recent Israeli raids and sieges in the occupied West Bank. At around 5:30 pm local time on Friday the group, led by the Maryland-based MD 2 Pal…
Racy Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe to perform in Saudi Arabia
Haifa Wehbe is to perform in Saudi Arabia for the first time next week, alongside fellow Lebanese songstress Elissa. The two singers – among the most famous in the Arab world – will perform in the Gulf kingdom’s capital on 28 October, as part of the 20…