2 women elected to Qatar municipal council
Doha: Two women won seats on Qatar’s 29-member municipal council, the Gulf emirate’s sole elected body, the elections committee said on Wednesday.Sheikha al-Jafiri and Fatima al-Kuwari retained the seats they had won in 2015.
6 killed in Libya capital as UN debates ceasefire
Tripoli: Rocket fire on the Libyan capital Tripoli, which the UN-recognised Government blamed on military strongman Khalifa Haftar, killed six people ahead of a Security Council meeting on Wednesday over a ceasefire.
Nearly 300 held at London climate protests
London: Nearly 300 people have been arrested in ongoing climate change protests in London that brought parts of the British capital to a standstill, police said Tuesday.
Palestinian PM accuses US of ‘financial war’
Ramallah (West Bank): The new Palestinian Prime Minister accused the United States of declaring “financial war” on his people and said an American peace plan purported to be in the works will be “born dead”.
