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 ·

Royal Commission for Riyadh City hosts Riyadh Expo 2030 seminar in Paris

Royal Commission for Riyadh City hosts Riyadh Expo 2030 seminar in Paris

  • Representatives from member countries of the Bureau International des Expositions and global experts attended the seminar
  • Princess Reema bint Bandar said Saudi Arabia is becoming the fastest-growing economy among the G20 countries
By Arab News ·

Italy signs judicial cooperation agreements with Algeria, Libya

Italy signs judicial cooperation agreements with Algeria, Libya

  • Prisoners can serve sentence in country of origin following case-by-case evaluation procedure
  • Deals signed on sidelines of conference to mark 20th anniversary of UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
By Francesco Bongarra  ·

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 ·