Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems

Dec 16, 2024

Paris [France], December 16: When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France's new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his plan to increase subsidies for...

Israel attacks schools and homes in Gaza, a day after Nuseirat massacre

Dec 15, 2024

Gaza border [Israel], December 15: Israel is still attacking homes and schools across the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring several people just one day after...

South Korea's President Yoon impeached over martial law debacle

Dec 15, 2024

Seoul [South Korea], December 15: South Korea's parliament on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, almost two weeks following his botched attempt to...

Turkey reopens its Syrian embassy after 12 years

Dec 15, 2024

Istanbul [Turkey], December 15: Turkey reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, state broadcaster TRT reported, a week after a rebel alliance...

PA forces move against Hamas in West Bank

Dec 15, 2024

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 15: Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces moved against the Hamas movement and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Jenin in the West...

Nine killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan

Dec 15, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], December 15: At least nine people have been killed and 20 others injured following a drone strike that hit a hospital in the...

Iran jails journalist for 'hostile' US collaboration

Dec 15, 2024

Tehran [Iran], December 15: A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of "collaborating...

Arab FMs urge support for inclusive and 'peaceful' Syria transition

Dec 15, 2024

Aqaba [Jordan], December 15: Top diplomats from eight Arab countries, meeting in Jordan on Saturday, called for a peaceful transition in Syria with UN and...

Steinmeier ends Africa trip as first German president in Lesotho

Dec 15, 2024

Cape Town [South Africa], December 15: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Lesotho on Saturday for the final stop on his four-day trip to Africa,...