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Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia restart Nile mega-dam talks
Nov 01, 2020
KHARTOUM — Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia kicked off on Sunday the latest round of talks over Addis Ababa’s controversial dam on the Blue Nile, w ...
Rescuers race to find Turkey quake survivors, 28 dead
Nov 01, 2020
BAYRAKLI, Turkey — Rescuers raced against the clock Saturday to save people buried under rubble as hundreds spent a terrified night in tents ...
Tunisia to cooperate with France over Nice attack probe
Nov 01, 2020
TUNIS — Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Saturday instructed his interior and justice ministers to cooperate with French authoriti ...
Iran expands anti-virus measures as calls for lockdown grow
Nov 01, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran announced on Saturday the expansion beyond Tehran of measures against COVID-19, amid growing calls for a full lockdown after t ...
Iraq reopens Tahrir Square, epicentre of revolt in Baghdad
Nov 01, 2020
BAGHDAD — Tents dismantled, photos of "martyrs" removed and demonstrators sent home — in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, life returned to normal on ...
Lebanon, Israel in second round of maritime border talks
Oct 28, 2020
NAQURA, Lebanon — Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war and with no diplomatic ties, launched a second round of maritime border talks ...
Iraq’s ‘stadium of horrors’ in ruins, but the game goes on
Oct 28, 2020
MOSUL,  Iraq — Mohamed Fathi, coach of Mosul’s football club in northern Iraq, hardly recognises the ruined football stadium once used ...
Algeria to inaugurate Bouteflika-era mega mosque
Oct 28, 2020
ALGIERS — Algeria’s Grand Mosque, the world’s third-biggest and Africa’s largest, will host its first public prayers on Wednesday, a year an ...
Iran declares ‘full-scale war’ as virus deaths hit record
Oct 28, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran declared “full-scale war” with coronavirus as it reported a record death toll on Wednesday for a second straight day and surgi ...
Israel to approve settler units in flashpoint Hebron area
Oct 27, 2020
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel is set to approve construction of Jewish settler units in a flashpoint area of the West Bank city of Hebron for ...
Tunisia minister quits over 'lack of will' to fight graft
Oct 06, 2015
Daesh recruitment cells busted in Tunisia, 11 suspected recruits arrested
Oct 06, 2015
Cabinet may remain in place — Sisi
Oct 06, 2015
Libya's rival factions debate candidates for unity gov’t
Oct 05, 2015
Iraq militia boss says US not serious about fighting Daesh
Oct 05, 2015
Turkish PM condemns video of militant's body dragged by car
Oct 05, 2015
Lebanese lawmakers scuffle in televised meeting
Oct 05, 2015
Iranian parliamentary panel gives conditional nod to nuclear deal
Oct 05, 2015
Abadi opens Baghdad’s fortified ‘Green Zone’ to public
Oct 05, 2015
Russia is conducting ‘asymmetric warfare’ in Syria — Britain’s Hammond
Oct 05, 2015
Saudi Arabia says one Syrian, one Filipino arrested in illegal bomb factory raid
Oct 04, 2015
US makes push for new Libya government in coming days
Oct 04, 2015
US, allies short on options as Russia, Iran flex muscle in Syria
Oct 04, 2015
Tunisia lifts state of emergency imposed after attack
Oct 04, 2015
Yemen severs diplomatic ties with Iran — state media
Oct 04, 2015
Bahrain withdraws ambassador from Iran after bomb factory find
Oct 01, 2015
Tunisia troops block car bombs crossing Libyan border
Oct 01, 2015
Normal ties between Iran and US unlikely despite nuclear deal
Oct 01, 2015
Coalition says it seized Iran boat with arms for Yemen rebels
Oct 01, 2015
15 Palestinians arrested as Israeli aggressions against Al Aqsa continue
Oct 01, 2015
UAE adopts reforms to curb abuse of foreign workers
Oct 01, 2015
Saudi police say 1,100 photos of dead are from start of Hajj
Oct 01, 2015

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