Asia

By: ANADOLU AGENCY Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels are engaged in direct talks to revive a cease-fire deal in war-torn Yemen, according to the Yemeni foreign minister. "There are direct talks between Saudi...

By:David Fält I don’t agree with much of the Trump Administration’s policies and I’m not an American citizen. Normally, that would mean it’s not my place to comment. But given the Washington Post’s Editorial Board recent brutal character killing of Ken Isaacs, I’m compelled to...

By:ANADOLU In the Qatari capital Doha, top Turkish and Qatari diplomats on Thursday praised the good state of bilateral ties between the two countries. After arriving at the final stop of his Gulf tour on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held a joint press conference with...

The Muslim world is the target of numerous plots to reshape it to the benefit of others, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Saturday. Speaking at the 7th Hadith and Sira Studies Awards Ceremony in Istanbul, Erdoğan said "Just like a century ago, the Islamic world...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Cigarette smoking may shorten the lifespan of people living with HIV more than the AIDS virus itself, a U.S. study said Thursday. "A person with HIV who consistently takes anti-HIV medicines but smokes is much more likely to die of...

The United Nations migration agency has said it is "deeply concerned" about some 260 Somali and Ethiopian migrants allegedly held and mistreated by criminal gangs in Libya. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said it believes that a harrowing video of them posted on social...

Somali academic and documentary filmmaker Hodan Osman Abdi is helping to shatter misconceived stereotypes by promoting cross-cultural understanding and appreciation between China and Africa. Her uncle was a longtime resident of Yiwu, an export hub in eastern China's Zhejiang province, and often shared stories about...

The approval of the Jerusalem vote at the United Nations General Assembly has shown what the Muslim world can do in unity, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday during his address at the Sudanese parliament in a special session held to welcome him....

Saudi Arabia and Israel have been cooperating seriously since at least 2013. The Saudis cut off Qatar just days after demanding it stop funding Hamas. Hurting Hamas helps Israel the most. On the surface, it's perfectly accurate to say the stunning rift between Saudi...

Tsai Cheng-yuan, 62, got involved while serving in island’s legislature after Asian crew of Omani-registered Naham 3 fishing boat seized in March 2012 Having taken up the cause of a fellow Taiwanese held by Somali pirates, former legislator Tsai Cheng-yuan faced one hurdle after another. Government...