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Qatar to observe three days of mourning after the former emir, who ruled for more than 20 years, passes away at 84. Former Qatari Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani passed away on Sunday aged 84, the Emiri Diwan announced. He ruled Qatar from 1972...

Officials say elite force targeted camp in Odisha near border with Andhra Pradesh where about 60 fighters had gathered. At least 18 Maoist fighters have been killed in a clash with police in eastern India, according to Indian security officials. They said members of Andhra Pradesh...

Janet Jackson, who embraced Islam in 2012 after marrying Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana, has been spotted wearing a beautiful Islamic compliant attire whilst clearly showing her being heavily pregnant. She looks content and at peace as she with her husband Wissam Al Mana expect...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, On 13 October 2016: Global trade enabler DP World has announced a USD multi-million dollar investment in US based Hyperloop One to provide funds for the continued research and development of Hyperloop technology building on the company’s successful test in...

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...

By Yara Bayoumy and Phil Stewart | WASHINGTON Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, U.S., Western and Iranian officials tell Reuters, a development that threatens to prolong and intensify the 19-month-old war. The increased pace...

BEIJING — This week's visit to China by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte points toward a restoration of trust between the sides following recent tensions over their South China Sea territorial dispute, China's official news agency said Tuesday. The visit by the recently elected Duterte, who...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he would raise a controversial arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with China's leaders, and vowed not to surrender any sovereignty or deviate from the July award by the tribunal in The Hague. Duterte said his trip...

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...

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,...