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Trump orders Guantanamo detention center to stay open 31 Jan 2018 - 08:02 am

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday to keep open the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay after his Democratic...

Cash-strapped UN refugee agency asks for more funding 31 Jan 2018 - 12:30 am

RAMALLAH, Palestine: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) issued an appeal on Tuesday for $800 million to cover its...

No talks with US until Jerusalem move reversed: Palestinian official 31 Jan 2018 - 12:30 am

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinians' top negotiator said Tuesday there could be no discussions with US President Donald Trump's administration until his recognition...

Middle Eastern countries must broaden tax bases-IMF chief 30 Jan 2018 - 11:45 pm

Marrakech, Morocco: Middle Eastern countries should pursue fiscal policies to support growth and build broader tax bases to fund infrastructure projects and social...

Husband admits grisly killing that gripped France 30 Jan 2018 - 10:13 pm

Besançon, France: A French IT worker on Tuesday admitted to killing his wife in a case that has gripped the country since her...

Top Dutch university cancels China campus plans 30 Jan 2018 - 08:52 pm

The Hague: A top Dutch university said Tuesday it has shelved plans to open a satellite campus in China after resistance from council...

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank: ministry 30 Jan 2018 - 08:16 pm

West Bank Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager on Tuesday in the occupied West Bank in a village north...

Migration drops near zero in Czech Republic but sways election campaign 30 Jan 2018 - 07:51 pm

PRAGUE: The number of asylum seekers crossing the Czech Republic dropped in 2017 to negligible numbers, police said on Tuesday amid a presidential...

Syria peace process should begin under UN in Geneva, not Sochi 30 Jan 2018 - 05:46 pm

PARIS: France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that a peace process for Syria should take place under U.N. auspices in Geneva and not...

In Lebanese camp for Palestinian refugees, fears after aid cut 30 Jan 2018 - 04:45 pm

BEIRUT: In Burj al-Barajneh camp, Amira Nassar fears for the future after the United States cut aid to the U.N. agency that helps...

Old enmity tips Lebanon into new crisis 30 Jan 2018 - 04:38 pm

BEIRUT: An old enmity between the Lebanese president and the speaker of parliament is fuelling a political row that threatens to paralyse government...

Turkish air strikes pound Kurdish fighters in Syria 30 Jan 2018 - 03:19 pm

Afrin, Syria: Turkish air strikes pounded the Syrian border region of Afrin and fighting raged on two fronts as Ankara pursued its offensive...

Abortion bans around the world 30 Jan 2018 - 03:17 pm

Paris: Traditionally Catholic Ireland has announced a referendum in May on easing some of the strictest legislation in Europe that imposes a near-total...

Syria congress delayed as Russia talks with rebel groups 30 Jan 2018 - 01:08 pm

Sochi, Russia: The opening of Russia's showpiece congress aimed at bringing Syria's seven-year war to an end was delayed by at least two...

China directs users to approved VPNs as firewall tightens 30 Jan 2018 - 12:50 pm

Beijing, China vowed Tuesday to force both local and foreign companies and individuals to use only government-approved software to access the global internet,...

Woman sues Japanese government over forced sterilization as a teen 30 Jan 2018 - 12:31 pm

TOKYO, A Japanese woman who was forcibly sterilised as a teenager due to intellectual disabilities sued the government on Tuesday in the first...

Most protesters detained in December unrest freed, 300 still in jail - minister 30 Jan 2018 - 12:03 pm

LONDON, The Iranian authorities have released most of the people arrested during December's anti-government protests but around 300 remain in jail facing charges,...