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Canada’s Trudeau to shuffle cabinet, foreign minister set for big new role
HONG KONG: A few dozen pro-democracy protesters remained holed up inside a besieged Hong Kong university campus for a fourth straight day on Wednesday as supporters took up online calls ... -
Diehards hold out at Hong Kong campus as foreign pressure grows
KABUL: Two United States service members were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US military said in a statement. “The cause of the crash is under ... -
Israel confirms strikes against military sites in Syria
CAIRO: A proposed Egyptian law concerning public decency has been fiercely criticized by some members of Parliament, including the speaker of the house. According to Article 4 of the draft ... -
Draft law on public decency causes outrage in Egypt
CAIRO: A proposed Egyptian law concerning public decency has been fiercely criticized by some members of Parliament, including the speaker of the house. According to Article 4 of the draft ... -
Rich in dramatic Catholic history, Nagasaki awaits the pope
NAGASAKI, Japan: It’s fitting that Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, the city where Christianity first took hold in the country and where nearly ... -
Vatican watchdog agency loses member over police raid
NAGASAKI, Japan: It’s fitting that Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, the city where Christianity first took hold in the country and where nearly ... -
Three Iran security personnel killed by ‘rioters’
PESHAWAR: Three Taliban commanders who are part of a prisoner swap for two Western hostages held by the militant group have landed in Qatar, three Taliban sources familiar with the ... -
Taliban commanders part of swap for Western hostages arrive in Qatar
PESHAWAR: Three Taliban commanders who are part of a prisoner swap for two Western hostages held by the militant group have landed in Qatar, three Taliban sources familiar with the ... -
North Korea says it won’t give Trump a summit for free
ANURADHAPURA, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in Monday at a Buddhist temple revered by his core Sinhalese nationalist supporters, following an election victory that triggered ... -
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new strongman
ANURADHAPURA, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in Monday at a Buddhist temple revered by his core Sinhalese nationalist supporters, following an election victory that triggered ... -
Iran condemns US show of support for ‘rioters’
BAGHDAD: A senior adviser to Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani has told Arab News that he does not support the continuation of the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and ... -
Iraqi grand ayatollah: I support the people, and they want change
BAGHDAD: A senior adviser to Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani has told Arab News that he does not support the continuation of the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and ... -
‘Terminator’ Rajapaksa storms to victory in Sri Lanka
DHAKA, Bangladesh: At least seven people were killed and another 25 injured after a gas pipeline exploded in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, police said. The explosion at Patharghata area in ... -
At least 7 die, 25 hurt in Bangladesh gas pipeline explosion
‘Terminator’ Rajapaksa storms to victory in Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa conducted a nationalist campaign with a promise of security and a vow to crush religious extremism His triumph will, however, ... -
Supreme leader backs government on gas price hikes
Former Lebanese finance minister Mohammed Safadi withdraws candidacy for prime minister BEIRUT: Former Lebanese finance minister Mohammed Safadi withdrew his candidacy to be the next prime minister on Saturday, saying ... -
Former Lebanese finance minister Mohammed Safadi withdraws candidacy for prime minister
TEHRAN: Authorities have restricted Internet access in Iran, the semi-official ISNA news agency said on Sunday, after nearly two days of nationwide protests triggered by a petrol price hike. “Access ... -
Germany arrests woman, accused of joining Daesh, on return home
VATICAN CITY: A scandal over alleged sexual molestation and abuse at the Vatican’s youth seminary is growing, with more former papal altar boys alleging inappropriate behavior by priests inside the ... -
Vatican youth seminary scandal grows with new abuse claims
HONG KONG: Government supporters took to the streets of downtown Hong Kong on Saturday after a chaotic working week saw hardcore pro-democracy activists cause widespread disruption in the city and ... -
Israel says it has completed Gaza strikes after rocket fire
BEIRUT: Three major Lebanese parties have agreed on nominating Mohammad Safadi, a former finance minister, to become prime minister of a new government, the Lebanese broadcasters LBCI and MTV reported ... -
Former finance minister Mohammad Safadi put forward to be next Lebanese PM
ISTANBUL: Turkey has imposed a travel ban on Emma Winberg, the wife of James Le Mesurier, founder of the Mayday Rescue Foundation, who was found dead in Istanbul on Monday.Speculation ...
