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Economic woes fuel rare public challenge to Belarus strongman

Minsk - AFP

As some three thousand demonstrators marched through the centre of the Belarusian capital Minsk their anger turned to the man who has dominated their lives for 23 years: strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko. "Leave!" they began chanting. "Leave!" The rally last week was part of the biggest wave of protests to rock isolated Belarus in years as crowds around the countryRead more

Interpol warrant issued for four N. Koreans: Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur - Arab Today

Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for four North Koreans wanted by Malaysian investigators in connection with the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the country's police chief said Thursday. The estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un was poisoned with the lethal nerve agent VX in a brazen Cold War-style killing on February 13 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.Read more

French Election Poll: Macron Consolidates Lead Over Le Pen

Paris - Arab Today

Harris Interactive poll shows Macron one percentage point ahead of National Front’s Marine Le Pen in the first round.Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has taken the lead for the first time in polling before the French presidential election, beating the far right’s Marine Le Pen in the initial round. The Harris Interactive poll showed Macron taking 26% of the vote onRead more

North Korea executes 5 officials with anti-aircraft guns

Seoul - Arab Today

North Korea executed five senior security officials with anti-aircraft guns because they made false reports that "enraged" leader Kim Jong-un, South Korea’s spy agency said Monday. The comments by the National Intelligence Service in a private briefing to South Korean politicians come as Malaysia investigates the assassination of Mr Kim’s elder half brother, Kim Jong-nam. That investigation is still goingRead more

25 still missing in Iran building collapse

ANKARA - Arab Today

Iranian officials said on Friday that 25 people were still unaccounted for after the collapse of a 17-story commercial building in Tehran on Thursday, in addition to 20 firefighters who were killed in the disaster, state TV reported. Iranian media carried photos of weeping relatives and dozens of people lined up to donate blood. The government declared Saturday a dayRead more

UAE leaders send cables of condolences on death of former Cuban president

Abu dhabi - Arab Today

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to President Raul Castro of Cuba on the death of former president Fidel Castro, who passed away on Friday. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed binRead more

King congratulates Oman leader on National Day

Manama - Arab Today

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations to HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman on his country’s National Day. HM the King wished the Omani leader abundant health and happiness and his people further progress and prosperity. He hailed deep-rooted relations between the two countries and peoples, expressing the hope that the joint tiesRead more

Daesh threat lingers in Afghanistan despite leader’s death

Jalalabad - Arab Today

The killing of the Daesh group’s leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has dealt a major blow to the militants, but despite a US-backed scorched earth offensive the regional franchise is far from over, observers said Saturday. Hafiz Saeed was killed in a US airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province last month, the Pentagon announced Friday, as Afghan forces mount an operationRead more

Accepting White House nomination, Clinton offers ‘clear-eyed’ vision

Philadelphia - Arab Today

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cast herself as the steady leader at a “moment of reckoning” for America, contrasting her character with what she described as a dangerous and volatile Donald Trump. In the biggest speech of her quarter century in politics, Clinton on Thursday accepted the Democratic presidential nomination for the Nov. 8 election with a promise to makeRead more