Jordanian security forces arrested several high-profile figures as part of an ongoing security investigation and warned former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein against actions aimed at the stability of the kingdom. Those detained included a former minister and a member of the royal family, a senior military official told the …
Read More »Heartbeat detected under rubble a month after Beirut blast in Lebanon, search resumes
Rescue teams search the rubble of buildings damaged after the explosion in Beirut. (Reuters) Beirut: Rescue teams on Friday resumed their search for possible survivors under the rubble in Beirut, buoyed by feeble hopes for a miracle a month after a monstrous explosion ripped through the city’s port. The cataclysmic …
Read More »I will not condemn the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad
Emmanuel Macron said it was up to French citizens to show mutual respect (Archive) Beirut: French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that it was not his place to judge the decision of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to republish the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, saying that France has freedom …
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