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Tawfiq Allawi appointed as new Iraq premier, protesters reject him

01 Feb 2020

Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as prime minister on Saturday, state television reported, after squabbling parties failed to name a candidate in the two months since Adel...

VIDEO: Man opens fire at anti-CAA protesters in Shaheen Bagh

01 Feb 2020

Two days after a youth opened fire on the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters here, a similar incident happened on Saturday as a man fired bullets in the air in...

VIDEO: Man opens fire at protesting Jamia students in Delhi

30 Jan 2020

A student of Jamia Millia Islamia was injured after an unidentified man opened fire at the anti-CAA march conducted by Jamia Coordination Committee. The attacker was apprehended by the...

Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM

30 Jan 2020

Iraq's president has given rival political blocs a deadline to select a prime minister nearly two months after the outgoing premier resigned under pressure from mass demonstrations, his office said...

His door was flung open to every troubled visitor

29 Jan 2020

Truth never fails. And of that universal conviction are born men of honour, who hitch their destinies to truth, in return for a life of ethical fulfilment and prosperity. And...

Former US First Lady Michelle Obama wins a Grammy for her book

27 Jan 2020

Former US First Lady Michelle Obama won a Grammy for the best spoken word album for "Becoming", her best-selling memoir, during the awards ceremony's pre-show. From Michelle Obama to EL...

New Lebanese cabinet faces ‘catastrophe’ as demos persist

25 Jan 2020

Lebanon faces a "catastrophe", Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Wednesday after his newly unveiled cabinet held its first meeting to tackle the twin challenges of a tenacious protest movement...

Iraqis apprehensive ahead of cleric's anti-US rally

24 Jan 2020

Supporters of volatile Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr prepared on Friday for a "million-strong" march in Baghdad to demand the ouster of US troops, putting the protest-hit capital on edge. Iraqi...

Engineering professor Hassan Diab named Lebanon's 'technocratic' premier, but protests continue

22 Jan 2020

A new Cabinet was announced in crisis-hit Lebanon late on Tuesday, breaking a months-long impasse amid mass protests against the country's ruling elite and a crippling financial crisis, but demonstrations...

No stay on Citizenship Amendment Act: Indian Supreme Court