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PLO expects less overt racism from a Gantz administration
NEW YORK: Russia and China vetoed on Thursday a resolution backed by the vast majority of UN Security Council members that called for a cease-fire in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, ... -
Russia, China veto UN resolution for cease-fire in Syria’s Idlib
NEW YORK: Russia and China vetoed on Thursday a resolution backed by the vast majority of UN Security Council members that called for a cease-fire in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, ... -
Malaysia to push Southeast Asian nations for long-term solution to smog
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is strongly rejecting claims by five human rights groups that he hasn’t condemned the Chinese government’s detention of more than a million Muslims ... -
UN chief rejects claim he didn’t condemn China over Muslims
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will push its Southeast Asian neighbors to strengthen cooperation in finding a long-term solution for smog wafted across the region from forest fires in Indonesia, its environment ... -
‘A dumb thing to do’: Trudeau apologizes for brownface
JEDDAH: For eight years now, Turkey has absorbed waves of refugees representing the full gamut of Syrian society from rebel fighters to civilians. But in recent months, the Syrians, who ... -
Syrian refugees in a bind as Turkey rolls up the welcome mat
JEDDAH: For eight years now, Turkey has absorbed waves of refugees representing the full gamut of Syrian society from rebel fighters to civilians. But in recent months, the Syrians, who ... -
Sri Lankan doctors strike over salary ‘injustice’
SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday confirmed a second case of African swine fever near its border with North Korea, raising concerns that the outbreak could spread and wreak havoc on ... -
South Korea confirms second case of African swine fever
SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday confirmed a second case of African swine fever near its border with North Korea, raising concerns that the outbreak could spread and wreak havoc on ... -
Jordan king says Israeli annexation would be a disaster
JERUSALEM: Polls opened at 7 a.m. for the 22nd Israeli Knesset made up of 120 members. A coalition of 61 seats is needed to set up a government. The two ... -
Some important facts and figures about Israeli elections
Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Tuesday that if Israel went ahead with the idea of annexing all the settlements in the West Bank it would be a “disaster” for attempts ... -
Police clear major migrant camp in northern France
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he would meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the end of the month, as regional tensions rise in the Middle ... -
Japan’s Abe says he will meet Iran’s Rouhani this month in NY
SEOUL: South Korea is to invest 88 billion won ($74 million) to develop a weapons system by 2023 that can detect and strike drones, its procurement agency said on Tuesday, ... -
Iraqi PM tightens government grip on country’s armed factions
ANKARA: The leaders of Turkey, Iran and Russia gathered in Ankara on Monday for the fifth trilateral summit on the Syrian conflict since 2017. The Astana guarantor countries discussed the developments ... -
Leaders of Turkey, Iran and Russia discuss crisis in Idlib
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is putting increased pressure on the nation’s armed factions, including Shiite-dominated paramilitary troops and Kurdish guerrillas, in an attempt to tighten his control over ... -
Afghan, US forces kill Taliban governors, fighters
TUNIS, Tunisia: A jailed media magnate and an independent outsider appeared likely to face off in Tunisia’s presidential runoff, after a roller coaster first-round race in the country that unleashed ... -
Algeria to go the polls on December 12, says interim president
KABUL: Afghan forces backed by US forces killed two senior Taliban leaders and at least 38 fighters of the hard-line insurgent group in joint airstrikes conducted in northern and western ... -
Protests mount in Indian Kashmir clampdown
BERLIN: Berlin was the last place Helga Melmed had expected to see again. She was 14 when the Nazis forced her and her family onto a train from their home ... -
Taliban revoke ban on Red Cross, provide security guarantees
BERLIN: Berlin was the last place Helga Melmed had expected to see again. She was 14 when the Nazis forced her and her family onto a train from their home ... -
Iran: US bases and aircraft carriers within range of its missiles
Embattled Israeli PM fights for survival in do-over election Updated 17 min 15 sec ago September 15, 2019 06:15 JERUSALEM: A visibly frantic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the ... -
Embattled Israeli PM fights for survival in do-over election
JERUSALEM: A visibly frantic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the fight of his political life as the country heads to national elections for the second time this year.With Netanyahu ...
