Arab News Headlines

September 18, 2021

Church in Former IS Iraqi Stronghold Gets New Bell

MOSUL, IRAQ — A bell was inaugurated at a church in Mosul on Saturday to the cheers of Iraqi Christians, seven years after the Islamic State group overran the northern city.Dozens of faithful stood by as Father Pios Affas rang the newly installed bell …

Islamic State Claims Syria Gas Pipeline Attack

BEIRUT — The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a major natural gas pipeline southeast of the Syrian capital that led to power outages in the city and surrounding areas.IS fighters “were able to plant and detonate e…

Yemen Houthi Rebels Execute 9 Over Senior Official’s Killing

SANAA, YEMEN — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday executed nine people they said were involved in the killing of a senior rebel official in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition more than three years ago.The execution took place by firing squad and wa…

Israel Captures Last 2 Militants Who Escaped From Prison

CAIRO — Israeli police on Sunday captured the last two of six Palestinian militants who had escaped from a maximum-security prison more than 10 days ago, the police announced on Twitter, saying the two men were found in the eastern district of Jenin ci…

Algeria’s president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies aged 84

Algiers, Algeria’s former leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at the age of 84, Algerian state television reported late Friday. Bouteflika was the longest-serving president of Africa’s largest country. He was long considered by as a reliable partner i…

Stocks fall on Wall Street, giving up the week’s gains

New York, Wall Street capped an up-and-down week of trading Friday with a broad sell-off that wiped out the major indexes’ gains for the week. The S&P 500 lost 0.9% and posted its second straight weekly loss. Roughly 80% of the stocks in the benchmark …

Qatar’s discriminatory parliamentary elections rules condemned

Manama, Two parliamentary committees have today voiced deep concerns over the Qatari regime’s discriminatory practices in the first ever legislative polls in the country. Dr. Mubarka Al Merri has applied to run in the elections in the 16th constituency…