UN meets Libyan military leaders to broker peace
Military leaders from Libya’s warring sides have met in Geneva in hopes of a UN-brokered breakthrough that could pave the...
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Bahrain, Israel sign 7 MoUs in various fields
Bahrain and Israel have signed seven MoUs in various fields including those in trade and security. While disclosing this on...
Saudi woman creates coffee painting, breaks world record
A Saudi artist has created the world’s “largest coffee painting,” becoming the first woman from the country to achieve a...
Turkey arrests suspected spy from UAE
The Turkish intelligence services have arrested a Palestinian man suspected of spying on Arab nationals living in Turkey. A senior...
Azerbaijan shoots down another Armenian fighter jet
Azerbaijan's defense ministry has disclose that it has again shot down another Armenian Su-25 fighter jet, – the second Su-25...
UN arms embargo imposed on Iran ends
An arms embargo imposed by the UN Security Council (UNSC) since 2007 has reached its end. Iran’s foreign ministry announced...
Israel, Bahrain sign deal, establish formal ties
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Landslide hits passenger in Pakistan, kills 16
A landslide which struck a passenger bus in northern Pakistan on Sunday October 18, 2020, has killed all 16 people...
Palestinian authorities reopen mosques in Gaza Strip
Palestinian authorities have reopened mosques in the Gaza Strip weeks after they were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. This...
Muslim leaders condemn killing of school teacher in Paris
Muslim leaders have condemned the killing of a school teacher, Samuel Paty, in Paris. Muslim leaders condemned the killing, which...
Turkey arrests Daesh terrorist wanted by France
A Daesh/ISIS terrorist wanted by France with a red notice has been arrested in southern Turkey. Security sources stated that...
15 asylum seekers caught in northwestern Turkey
Turkish police have caught 15 asylum seekers in the northwestern province of Tekirdag. Local authorities reported on 16th October, 2020...
Armenia launches rocket attack on Ordubad, Nakhchivan
Armenian armed forces have launched a missile attack on the territory of the Ordubad region in Nakhchivan. This was disclosed...
Yemeni government, Houthis exchange more prisoners
The Yemeni government and the Houthi rebel group has swapped more prisoners for the second day as two Red Cross...
WHO delivers new COVID-19 examination kits to Gaza
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has delivered five new coronavirus testing kits to the Health Ministry in the besieged Gaza...
Trump wants US troops out of Somalia
The United States President Donald Trump has informed his top advisers his intentions to withdraw US troops from Somalia. He...
World Bank approves $12B to fight Covid-19
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Qatar extends quarantine rules to isolate travelers
Qatar has extended strict quarantine rules requiring travelers to isolate for up to 14 days upon their arrival in the...
Kashmiri politician regains freedom after 14 months in detention
A prominent Kashmiri politician, Mehbooba Mufti, who was detained by Indian authorities for nearly 14 months following the revocation of...
Saudi battles damaged reputation, loses bid to become UNHRC member
Saudi Arabia has failed in its bid to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for...
Kuwaiti authorities extradits 3 anti-Sisi dissidents to Cairo
The Kuwait authorities have deported three Egyptian opposition figures who called for protests against Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. This...
UN mines expert says 3bn square metres littered with mines in Iraq
A United Nations mines expert has said that nearly 3 billion square metres in Iraq are contaminated with mines and...
Palestinian Authority warns Israel about hunger striker in Israeli prison
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Mexican government removes statue of Christopher Columbus ahead of annual protest
The Mexican government has removed a prominent bronze statue of Christopher Columbus and surrounded another with high metal fencing ahead...
US military in Afghanistan launches air raids against Taliban
The United States military in Afghanistan has launched air raids against the Taliban. The air raids, according to the US...
20% of Yemeni citizens suffer from mental health disorders — UNFPA
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Tajikistan president wins 5th term with 91% votes
The head of Central Election Commission in Tajikistan has announced that President Emomali Rahmon has won his fifth term after...
Bars, nightclubs to close in Lebanon to curb coronavirus
The interior Ministry of Lebanon has announced that it will close bars and nightclubs to help contain the COVID-19 outbreak...
Gas explosion rocks Iranian market, kills 5 people
A gas explosion which hit an Iranian market has flattened a building and shops while killing at least 5 people....
Russian, Egyptian navies set to hold joint military drills in Black Sea
The Russian and Egyptian Navies have announced their readiness to hold a joint military drills in the the Black Sea...
Nigeria: IGP bows to pressure, dissolves special anti-robbery squad
The Nigeria's Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has dissolved the country’s Special Anti-robbery Squad, popularly known as SARS....
Libyan delegations meet for peace talks
Delegations from the Libyan Supreme Council of State and the Tobruk-based House of Representatives have met in Malta as part...
Kyrgyzstan declares state of emergency to stop protest
Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov has declared a nationwide state of emergency to help deal with ongoing protests and demonstrations. Jeenbekov...
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a ceasefire during talks between both sides held in Moscow. The talks which were...
Indian COVID-19 cases near 7M, shrinks economy by 9.5%
The Indian Central Bank has projected that the economy would contract by 9.5% this fiscal year as the Covid-19 cases...
Philippines teachers commence call centre to help remote learners
Local authorities in the Philippines have established a makeshift call center staffed by dozens of teachers to make sure students...
Nigerian migrant burned to death in Tripoli, Libya
Nigerian migrant have been burned to death in Tripoli, Libya While disclosing this on Thursday October 8, 2020, the Libyan...
Armenia dismisses National Security Service Chief
The President of Armenia has dismissed the country's chief of National Security Service. Armen Sarkissian on Thursday October, 8, 2020,...
EU donates 900, 000 COVID-19 testing kits to Africa CDC
The European Union has donated 900,000 COVID-19 testing kits to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.This was donated...
Donald Trump dissaproves virtual presidential debate with Biden
The United States President, Donald Trump has refused to participate in a virtual presidential debate with Democratic candidate Joe Biden....
Turkey condemns human rights violations in Uighurs
Turkey has condemned the ongoing human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, home to the ethnic Uighur community. Turkey’s Foreign...
Israel orders ceasation of funds of Palestinian prisoners’ relatives
The Defence Minister of Israel, Benny Gantz, has signed four orders to stop money transfers going to families of Palestinian...
Israel bans fur trade, excludes hat for Orthodox Jews
Israel has announced plans to ban the buying and selling of animal furs, apart from those used to make hats...
Erdogan condemns Macron’s plan against Islamist separatism
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to defend his country’s secular values against “radical...
South Sudan oil firm to construct $500 million regional refinery
South Sudanese oil marketing giant Trinity Energy Ltd has disclosed plan to inject $10 million worth of new investments in...
Truck bomb kills 14 people in Syria, wounds several others
Not less than 14 people have been killed in a truck bomb explosion in the Turkish-controlled town of Al-Bab in...
Ethiopia bans flights over dam, cites security reasons
Ethiopia has banned all flights over an enormous dam it is constructing on the Blue Nile River. While citing security...
Kurdish-led authorities disclose plan to move Syrians out of camp
Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria have announced plan to Syrians out of the overcrowded al-Hol camp, which holds displaced people...
Sudanese protesters shut down Southern Port in protest against peace deal
Sudanese protesters have shut down Southern Port of Sudan in protest against a recently-signed peace deal with rebel groups. The...
Mali releases 180 alleged members of terror group
A Malian official has revealed that Mali released 180 prisoners who are alleged members of a terrorist group over the...
Mali releases 180 alleged members of terror group
A Malian official has revealed that Mali released 180 prisoners who are alleged members of a terrorist group over the...
Mali releases 180 alleged members of terror group
A Malian official has revealed that Mali released 180 prisoners who are alleged members of a terrorist group over the...
Mali releases 180 alleged members of terror group
A Malian official has revealed that Mali released 180 prisoners who are alleged members of a terrorist group over the...
Mali releases 180 alleged members of terror group
A Malian official has revealed that Mali released 180 prisoners who are alleged members of a terrorist group over the...
Mali releases 180 alleged members of terror group
A Malian official has revealed that Mali released 180 prisoners who are alleged members of a terrorist group over the...
Mali releases 180 alleged members of terror group
A Malian official has revealed that Mali released 180 prisoners who are alleged members of a terrorist group over the...
Tunisia bans gatherings, reduces public-sector work hours to curb COVID-19
The Tunisian authorities have banned all gatherings and reduce working hours for employees in the public sector in order to...
Saudi Arabia resumes Umrah after 6-month hiatus
The authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have re-opened the Muslim holy places for Umrah pilgrimage. This was after...
Iraqi forces arrest 26 Daesh, ISIS militants in security swoop
Iraqi forces have arrested 26 suspected Daesh and ISIS militants in a security swoop in the northern Nineveh province. This...
Iraqi forces arrest 26 Daesh, ISIS militants in security swoop
Iraqi forces have arrested 26 suspected Daesh and ISIS militants in a security swoop in the northern Nineveh province. This...