Appeal verdict looms in trial of former Iranian official in Sweden
A Swedish appeals court has set to unveil its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of Hamid Noury, a former...
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Kuwait mourns as late emir Sheikh Nawaf laid to rest in private ceremony
In a solemn ceremony on Sunday, Kuwait bid farewell to its late emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in a private...
King Salman directs absentee prayer for late Sheikh Nawaf
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman, has issued a directive for an absentee prayer in honor of the...
Israel mourns three Gaza hostages mistakenly killed
Israel has mourned the deaths of three hostages from Gaza who were mistakenly killed by Israeli troops. Yotam Haim, Alon...
Lafarge under fire as Yazidi plaintiffs file civil suit alleging ISIS conspiracy
A civil suit led by Yazidi Nobel laureate Nadia Murad and 430 Americans of Yazidi background accuses French conglomerate Lafarge...
Israel escalates Gaza offensive amidst US concerns
Israel continued its military operations in Gaza on Friday, defying international calls for restraint. The United States, a key supporter...
Beijing’s tightening grip forces Hong Kong universities into decline
In the wake of Beijing's increasing influence, Hong Kong's once-thriving academic community is facing a profound decline. Scholars and students,...
Israel battles Hamas as UN calls Gaza ‘hell on earth’
Israeli forces battled Hamas militants and bombed more targets in the devastated Gaza Strip Tuesday with the UN General Assembly...
Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank: ministry
Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry reported....
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Saving New Yorkers from the Opioid Crisis
A fatal overdose occurs in New York City every 3 hours. The opioid epidemic is a growing public health crisis...
Israel bombs south Gaza after Hamas hostage threat
Israel bombed southern Gaza's main city on Monday after Hamas warned no Israeli hostages would leave the territory alive unless...
Children of Nobel winner Mohammadi ‘worried’ about her health
The children of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi said Monday they were "extremely...
UN Climate talks in final push for fossil fuel agreement
As the UN climate talks approach their conclusion on Monday, negotiators strive to sway an increasingly isolated Saudi Arabia and...
TikTok announces $1.5b investment to revive online shop in Indonesia
TikTok unveiled a $1.5 billion investment in a deal with GoTo, aiming to resurrect its online shopping venture in Indonesia....
US business leaders start to rally around Republican candidate Nikki Haley
A surge of support from prominent US business leaders is bolstering Nikki Haley's bid as the Republican Party's favored contender...
Israel pounds Gaza targets after US vetos rare UN ceasefire bid
Israel bombarded targets in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid for a ceasefire in...
Israel strikes Gaza after failed UN ceasefire bid
Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid...
Israel bombs Gaza targets after US vetoes rare UN ceasefire bid
Israel bombarded targets in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid for a ceasefire in...
Gaza humanitarian zone faces criticism amid Israeli offensive
As Israel continues its military offensive in Gaza, approximately 1.8 million Palestinians have been displaced, with many directed to a...
Israel pursues Hamas in and around Gaza’s biggest cities
Israel pressed on with its offensive in and around Gaza's main cities on Friday, more than two months after Hamas's...
Gaza and Instagram make an explosive mix in Hollywood
Hollywood celebrities are paying the price for taking sides in the Gaza war -- plastering their social media accounts with...
Israel squeezes Gaza cities ahead of rare UN vote
Israeli forces squeezed Gaza's main cities Friday, two months after Hamas's deadly attack sparked a war that has killed thousands,...
No surprises in store as Egypt heads to polls
Egypt is gearing up this month for a presidential election certain to win incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi a third term...
Israel battles Hamas in south Gaza city
Israeli troops battled Hamas militants Thursday in the heart of southern Gaza's main city where a suspected mastermind of the...
Israeli forces battle Hamas in main southern Gaza city
Israeli forces battled Hamas militants in Gaza's main southern city on Wednesday in some of the most intense combat of...
Economic turmoil grips Pakistan as price spikes, political instability plague nation
In the wake of the closure of approximately 1,600 clothing factories, an estimated 700,000 workers, including daily-wage laborer Asif Maseeh,...
Israeli ground forces move into south of Gaza
Israel has moved ground forces into the south of Gaza in its war on Hamas, witnesses said Monday, despite global...
COP28’s UAE chair says ‘we respect’ climate science
The Emirati head of the UN climate conference insisted on Monday that he respects climate science after he came under...
Saudi health minister meets with Turkish minister of agriculture, forestry
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Health, Fahad Al-Jalajel, who also holds the pivotal position of Chairman of the Board of Directors...
Iraq’s exports to China reach $39.38 billion
The Chinese embassy in Iraq disclosed that the bilateral trade between Iraq and China soared to $53.37 billion in 2022....
Saudi FM attends GCC ministerial preparatory meeting
Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, actively participated in the 158th meeting of the Preparatory Ministerial...
Israel bombs Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians
Israel struck Gaza targets Sunday in its war on Hamas sparked by the October 7 attacks as international concern mounted...
‘Ink me up’: Iran tattoo artists aim to leave mark
Within a flat in northern Tehran, concealed from the public eye, Sean proudly showcases the tattoo motifs crafted by his...
Israel bombs Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians
Israel struck Gaza targets Sunday in its war on Hamas sparked by the October 7 attacks as international concern mounted...
Israeli strikes rock Gaza for second day after truce collapse
Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza for a second day on Saturday after a week-long truce with Hamas collapsed...
After success abroad, Saudi designers hit the runway at home
Couturier Adnan Akbar's past clients included Princess Diana and two French first ladies, but until recently he had never staged...
Israel-Hamas war looms over climate talks in Dubai
Israel's war with Hamas pushed its way to centre-stage at UN climate talks in Dubai on Thursday, with campaigners calling...
Blinken says Gaza truce ‘producing results’, should continue
Visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli leaders on Thursday that a temporary truce in their war with...
Gazans in midst of ‘epic humanitarian catastrophe’: UN chief
Gazans are "in the midst of an epic humanitarian catastrophe before the eyes of the world," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Busan, Riyadh or Rome? 2030 World Expo host to be revealed
Organizers will on Tuesday announce the host of the 2030 World Expo, with Rome in Italy, the Saudi capital Riyadh...
Key Israeli-Palestinian accord dead, says an architect of deal
The Oslo Accords, which aimed to bring "peaceful coexistence" to Israel and the Palestinians, are now dead, one of the...
More hostages to be freed as Israel-Hamas truce prolonged
by Adel Zaanoun with Michael Blum in Jerusalem
Israel and Hamas embarked on a two-day extension Tuesday to a truce that has allowed Israeli hostages to be freed...
Israeli president tells Musk he has ‘huge role’ in anti-Semitism fight
Israel's president told Elon Musk on Monday that the tech mogul has "a huge role to play" to combat anti-Semitism,...
Busan, Riyadh or Rome? 2030 World Expo host to be revealed
Organizers will on Tuesday announce the host of the 2030 World Expo, with Rome in Italy, the Saudi capital Riyadh...
As clock ticks down, Israel touts ‘option’ to extend Gaza truce
Israel said Monday it was open to extending a truce with Hamas if the Palestinian group continues to release hostages,...
Palestinian family in Lebanon grieves for dead Gaza relatives
From Lebanon, Palestinian Fatima al-Ashwah has been praying for relatives in Gaza, but received grim news that Israeli bombing killed...
Prisoner releases send Hamas support rocketing in West Bank
In Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank, long the turf of president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party, the green flag...
Trauma, injury aboard UAE flight carrying Palestinian children
Injured by Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, ten-year-old Mira can no longer speak or walk, a condition her sister...
Key Israeli-Palestinian accord dead, says an architect of deal
The Oslo Accords, which aimed to bring "peaceful coexistence" to Israel and the Palestinians, are now dead, one of the...
For some, Israeli hostages’ return brings tears of relief but fight goes on
Rounding the corner of a hospital corridor, nine-year-old Ohad breaks into a run, hurling himself into the arms of his...
Six students go on trial over 2020 murder of French schoolteacher
Six teenagers go on trial in Paris on Monday for their role in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty,...
Lebanese return to find bombed-out houses near Israel border
Lebanese farmer and minibus driver Abdallah Abdallah went back to his village near the Israeli border on Saturday to find...
Hamas fighters to free more hostages after joyful reunions
Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s spectacular brace propels Al Nassr to victory, coach Luis Castro hails world’s No.1
Cristiano Ronaldo, the world's top-ranked player, earned accolades from Al Nassr's coach, Luis Castro. Castro praised Ronaldo's extraordinary performance and...
Repressive state’: climate activists fear COP28 clampdown in UAE
Rights groups are preparing for the COP28 climate talks in the United Arab Emirates with trepidation, fearing surveillance and detention...
For a diaspora soccer club in Chile, ‘Palestine exists’
Thousands of miles from the Middle East, in a stadium in Santiago, Chile, the nation of Palestine exists, if only...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah intensifies attacks on Israel
The Iran-backed Hezbollah group on Thursday intensified its attacks on Israel from southern Lebanon where Israeli bombardments killed seven of...
Hundreds of Rohingya refugees set sail from Bangladesh: monitor
At least two more boats carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees set sail from Bangladesh this week, a monitoring group said,...
Qatar burnishes role as ‘essential’ hostage negotiator with Israel-Hamas deal
The emirate of Qatar has further boosted its status as a specialist power in resolving delicate hostage situations by using...
As Qatar World Cup glory fades, Arab legacy remains
One year after the Qatar World Cup, billboards emblazoned with the tournament's official slogan, "All is now," still stand by...
