photos Special Eritrean diplomat asks: ‘Why is the Sudan conflict not an important issue’ for the UN?

Eritrean diplomat asks: ‘Why is the Sudan conflict not an important issue’ for the UN?

  • Permanent Representative to UN Sophia Tesfamariam urges Africans to strengthen institutions, find own solutions in interview with Arab News
  • Discussed challenges facing continent, underscores need for reforms to make UN more effectual organization
photos By Ephrem Kossaify ·

Special Carlos Ghosn ‘betrayed’ me, says US man who helped ex-Nissan boss flee Japan video

Carlos Ghosn ‘betrayed’ me, says US man who helped ex-Nissan boss flee Japan

  • Ex-soldier Michael Taylor, who was imprisoned with his son in Japan, claimed Trump administration also abandoned them
  • Alleges that his family’s welfare was trumped by considerations of lucrative defense contracts
By RAY HANANIA ·

52 killed in bombing in southwest Pakistan near gathering to mark Prophet’s birthday video

52 killed in bombing in southwest Pakistan near gathering to mark Prophet’s birthday

  • The bombing occurred in Mastung, a district in Baluchistan province
By SAADULLAH AKHTER - WASIM SAJJAD ·

Riyadh exhibition pays tribute to Zakia Al-Dubaikhi, acclaimed painter, loving mother

Riyadh exhibition pays tribute to Zakia Al-Dubaikhi, acclaimed painter, loving mother

  • The exhibition is being hosted by Al-Dubaikhi’s daughter, Basma Al-Zamil, and the artist’s husband, in celebration of the painter’s profound work and legacy
  • She began painting at a young age, encouraged by her late father who bought her all the required tools
By Dhai Al-Mutairi ·

Syrians in Lebanon ‘economically displaced,’ not ‘refugees’: Justice minister

Syrians in Lebanon ‘economically displaced,’ not ‘refugees’: Justice minister

  • Henry Khoury’s comments were made during a meeting in Rome with his Italian counterpart
  • ‘The massive influx of Syrians to Lebanon is an issue that will have negative impacts on Europe’
By Francesco Bongarrà ·

Turkish scholar goes on trial in absentia

Turkish scholar goes on trial in absentia

By AFP ·

Tunisia, Italy sign MoU on cybersecurity

Tunisia, Italy sign MoU on cybersecurity

By Francesco Bongarrà ·

6 women are rescued from a refrigerated truck in France after distress call to a BBC reporter

6 women are rescued from a refrigerated truck in France after distress call to a BBC reporter

  • The women — four Vietnamese and two Iraqis — hid for hours in a truck loaded with boxes of bananas in northern France
  • One of them managed to reach a reporter with the BBC’s Vietnamese service in London who helped the women alert French police Wednesday
By AFP ·

French-Lebanese author Amin Maalouf appointed head of Académie Française language watchdog

French-Lebanese author Amin Maalouf appointed head of Académie Française language watchdog

  • Maalouf becomes the 33rd person to occupy the prestigious post of “perpetual secretary”
By AFP ·

French-Lebanese author Amin Maalouf appointed head of Académie Française language watchdog

French-Lebanese author Amin Maalouf appointed head of Académie Française language watchdog

  • Maalouf becomes the 33rd person to occupy the prestigious post of “perpetual secretary”
By AFP ·