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Known as the “Wise Man of the Region”, Kuwait’s 91-year-old Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah died on Tuesday after decades as a leading figure in the oil-rich Gulf nation. Born in 1929, Sheikh Sabah is widely regarded as the architect of modern Kuwait’s foreign policy...

Indian officials hailed the deal, which was signed during an official visit to the UAE by the country’s foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, as 'sig The UAE has agreed to collaborate with India to launch joint aid projects in Africa. Indian officials hailed the deal, which was...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek authorities have seized a Tanzanian-flagged ship heading for Libya and carrying materials used to make explosives, the coastguard said on Wednesday. The vessel was detected sailing near the Greek island of Crete on Saturday. Authorities found 29 containers carrying materials including...

Ilhan Omar, a first-term state legislator who burst onto the national scene during the fight over President Trump’s “travel ban,” has won the Democratic nomination for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. It’s a safe Democratic seat, held for 12 years by Rep. Keith Ellison (D),...

Halima Aden first came to the United States when she was 7, after her family left the refugee camp in Kenya where Aden was born. Since settling into Minnesota’s growing Somali community — according to census data, the largest such community in the U.S. —...

HANGZHOU:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman in Hangzhou and held discussions on enhancing bilateral ties between the two countries. According to the Prime Minister's website, both the leaders held discussions regarding enhancing bilateral ties during...

by Halim Shebaya Saudi minister of state for Arab Gulf Affairs Thamer al-Sabhan has become a household name in Lebanon. Last Sunday, Sabhan considered the silence of Lebanon's government and people "bizarre" in relation to "the war on Saudi Arabia" which the "terrorist militia party" Hezbollah is waging. Two days later, then...

By: British Embassy Mogadishu UK Minister for Armed Forces James Heappey MP, visited Mogadishu on 25 February in order to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to defence and security cooperation with Somalia. His visit offered...

Audiences across the Arab world are gearing up for the biggest month of the TV calendar as Ramadan approaches. Production companies invest major budgets to secure the region's biggest stars and win the mantle of hottest series. The holy month of Ramadan is one for...

By MarEx Saudi coalition asks UN to "supervise" port of Hodeidah The United Nations and the Somali government have called on the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen to investigate a deadly helicopter attack on a Somali refugee boat last week. However, the coalition had a different...