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By: ARAB NEWS The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has signed a cooperation agreement with the Somalia-based regional mission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to provide support for the Emergency and Rescue Unit of...

By Yeganeh Torbati, Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Babak Dehghanpisheh | WASHINGTON When world powers agreed in 2015 to lift sanctions on Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear program, the deal's supporters in the United States, Europe and Tehran hoped renewed trade and investment could...

Donald Trump isn’t the only president-elect sparking controversy this week. The International Criminal Police Organization elected a former Chinese paramilitary police force deputy as its president, and many human rights observers are up in arms about it. Interpol announced the election results for its new...

The fate of the passengers and cause of the accident is unclear. Yemen's government has requested rescue help from the Saudi-led coalition. A passenger ship carrying more than 60 people sank in the Indian Ocean off Yemen's Socotra Island, the war ravaged country's fisheries minister...

National passenger carrier Air India will enhance a codeshare agreement with Ethiopian Airlines. According to a statement, the expanded codeshare agreement will allow its passengers to access Ethiopian Airlines’ network in Africa. On the other hand, Ethiopian Airlines’ passengers will be able to access Air India’s...

here's a magic formula to becoming a millionaire in China - borrow big to earn big. For years, individuals, state-owned companies and municipalities have taken massive loans to chase the Chinese dream. Now it's payback time, but a severe economic slowdown means many are struggling to...

Moscow agrees to UN's plea for 48-hour aid access but not willing to go back to weekly truces in battered city.   Almost 2 million people in Aleppo have been without running water for nearly two weeks FAST FACTS Russia says it wouldsupport a 48-hour ceasefirefrom...

We are all aware of the Saudi Arabia’s strict laws. It has some of the world’s tightest restrictions on women, and is the only country where they are not allowed to drive. There is also a law where women cannot independently travel, marry, rent...

An apparent Saudi-led coalition attack on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the coast of Yemen highlights the need for accountability on the second anniversary of the Yemeni armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today.Several witnesses reported that on March 16, 2017, a helicopter...

By Maher Chmaytelli and Michael Georgy | BAGHDAD Islamic State launched a major counter-attack on the city of Kirkuk on Friday as Iraqi and Kurdish forces pursued operations to seize territory around Mosul in preparation for an offensive on the jihadists' last major stronghold in...