Yemen conflict: The United Nations announces 72-hour ceasefire
Envoy confirms getting assurances of commitment from all parties to truce, which will go into effect on Wednesday night.
The UN has announced that a 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen will go into effect on Wednesday night.
In a statement on Monday, the office of the UN's...
Senior journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead in Kenya, confirms wife
By: The Express Tribune
Senior journalist Arshad Sharif died in Kenya's Nairobi city after reportedly being shot, confirmed his wife Javeria Siddiqui early Monday.
Taking to her official Twitter handle, Siddiqui said "I...
Taiwan needs WHO, WHO also needs Taiwan
By Ambassador Allen C. Lou Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan effectively mitigated the spread of the disease, leveraging its comprehensive public healthcare system, well-trained anti-pandemic personnel, and epidemiological surveillance,...
Jerusalem: 19-year-old shot protesting home demolition
By:Patrick Strickland
Ahmad al-Kharoubi, 19, killed during protest against home demolition by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem.
Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teen during clashes that erupted when soldiers arrived to demolish the home of an alleged attacker.
Israeli court rules against Palestinian family's...
Syrian rebels seize ‘doomsday’ village where Islamic State promised final battle
By Angus McDowall and Tom Perry | BEIRUT
Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had promised to fight a final, apocalyptic battle with the West.
Its defeat at Dabiq,...
Saudi Arabia launches e-visa app for Umrah pilgrims
By: Al Arabiya English
Saudi Arabia launched an electronic visa processing app for pilgrims planning to perform Umrah, Minister of Hajj Tawfiq bin Fawzan al-Rabiah said in a press conference on Thursday.
The visa will be issued within 24 hours of applying, Saudi daily Okaz cited...
Was Israel behind US laptop ban on Mideast airlines?
US news reports say Israel was the source of intelligence that President Donald Trump disclosed to the Russians during a White House meeting last week, igniting further controversy for the beleaguered administration.
According to a New York Times report on Tuesday,Israel was the source that...
Japan to take action with US after N Korea missile test
Prime Minister Abe says Japan 'will take concrete action with the US' after Scud missile crashes into Japanese waters.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country will join the United States in taking concrete action against North Korea after its latest ballistic missile test.
On...
Turkey condemns Islamophobic incident in Sweden
Turkey on Saturday vehemently condemned an Islamophobic incident in Sweden where a group of neo-fascist politicians burned the Muslim holy book Quran.
"We strongly condemn the hideous provocations by an Islamophobic and racist politician and his followers who came to Denmark from Sweden's Malmo city,”...
Qatari emir not attending Arab summit in Saudi Arabia
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Qatar will not be represented by a senior official at an Arab summit taking place in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, in a sign that a nearly year-old dispute between Gulf Arab neighbours is still a long way from being...
