Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took part in Eid al-Adha prayers in the city of Aleppo for the first time since the country’s uprising began. The regime’s leader performed the Islamic prayer in the Abdullah bin Abbas Mosque alongside the country’s for…
Palestinians mark Eid al-Adha amid Israeli restric
More than 150,000 Palestinian Muslims gathered for Eid Al-Adha prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied east Jerusalem on Saturday. The worshippers performed the prayers to commemorate the revered day in defiance of Israeli restrictions that are regu…
UK defence minister Wallace rules himself out of leadership race
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, one of the favourites to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said on Saturday he had decided not to run in the leadership contest. Wallace, 52, has risen in recent months to overtake Foreign Secretary Liz Truss …
Outrage as Senegalese passengers assaulted in Tunis airport
Senegalese flight passengers were subjected to a number of racist incidents in the Tunisian capital’s airport earlier this week, sparking outrage online. The Tunis-Carthage international airport has been experiencing a number of cancelled flights and d…
Northwest Syria fears death, catastrophe as cross-border aid at risk
Residents of embattled northwest Syria warned Saturday of a deepening humanitarian crisis following a Russian veto at the UN Security Council that threatens to end cross-border aid deliveries critical to their survival. Friday’s veto of a resolution th…
White Helmets dismiss ‘reductive’ UN aid vote, demand change
The Syrian Civil Defence have dismissed what they believe is a reductive UN Security Council vote on delivering humanitarian aid into Syria and demanded an “independent mechanism” for aid deliveries. The humanitarian response group – also known as the …
IMF says it held productive talks on new programme for Egypt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday it had held productive discussions during a staff visit to Egypt on economic policies and reforms to be supported by an extended fund facility. “In the period ahead, we are continuing our close engag…
Tunisian president amends proposed constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied published an amended version of a draft constitution late Friday in an attempt to ward off criticism after the original was slammed for the nearly unlimited power it gave his office. The new constitution, which will be put…
US, China seek to calm rising tensions on many fronts
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Chinese counterpart on Saturday in a new effort to try to rein in or at least manage rampant hostility that has come to define recent relations between Washington and Beijing. Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minist…
Man in Florida gets 20 years for posting bomb-making video
A Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempting to support the Islamic State terrorist group by posting a video online for making explosives. Romeo Xavier Langhorne, 32, was sentenced Thursday in Jacksonville federal court, accord…