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Tourism in Slovenia boosted by Melania factor 31 Jan 2017 - 02:13 pm

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian tourism industry has been boosted by the fact that it is the home country of new United States First Lady...

Iraq Yazidi lawmaker could be barred from US award ceremony 31 Jan 2017 - 01:43 pm

Baghdad: An Iraqi lawmaker who has campaigned prominently for fellow Yazidi women enslaved by the Islamic State group said Tuesday that new US...

Jean-Marc Ayrault, in Tehran, tells Iran of concerns over missile test 31 Jan 2017 - 01:35 pm

Tehran: French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault voiced concern over a weekend ballistic missile test by Iran at a joint press conference with his...

Turkey tourism income slumps after attacks, coup 31 Jan 2017 - 01:35 pm

Ankara: Turkey tourism revenues fell almost 30 percent in 2016, the country's statistics office said Tuesday, after visitors stayed away following multiple terror...

30 IS terrorists ‘neutralized’ in northern Syria 31 Jan 2017 - 01:21 pm

ANKARA: At least 30 Islamic State terrorists were neutralized in northern Syria in the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing Operation...

Canadians rally at US embassies to protest travel ban 31 Jan 2017 - 01:15 pm

TRENTON, Ont: Hundreds demonstrators gather at the U.S. consulate in Toronto and other Canadian cities Monday to protest opposition to an American travel...

Nigeria: 10 held over pro-secessionist Biafra tabloid 31 Jan 2017 - 01:10 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria police have arrested 10 people for allegedly publishing and circulating a secessionist tabloid Biafra Times. Biafra refers to the secessionist...

Syrian regime warplanes kill three civilians in Idlib 31 Jan 2017 - 12:48 pm

IDLIB, Syria: At least three civilians were killed Monday when Syrian regime warplanes carried out an airstrike in the northwestern city of Idlib,...

US congressman: Immigration order 'is a Muslim ban' 31 Jan 2017 - 12:42 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump's order to restrict immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries is "absolutely" a ban on Muslims entering the U.S., the...

Indian government says cash ban hits growth 31 Jan 2017 - 12:11 pm

New Delhi: India's government acknowledged Tuesday that its controversial decision to withdraw high-value bank notes from circulation has had an "adverse impact" on...

UN: Violence displaces 92,000 in Myanmar Rakhine state 31 Jan 2017 - 12:10 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: The United Nations said Monday that at least 92,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state due to military...

Trump travel ban to hit French dual citizens 31 Jan 2017 - 12:05 pm

PARIS: French citizens with dual nationality for one of the seven Muslim-majority countries affected by new U.S. entry restrictions have been told not...

Guinean leader Alpha Conde becomes new AU chairman 31 Jan 2017 - 12:01 pm

DDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: African leaders have elected Guinean President Alpha Conde as new African Union chairman at a biannual summit in the Ethiopian...

Ukraine says pro-Russian separatists kill 5 troops 31 Jan 2017 - 11:53 am

KIEV, Ukraine: Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 14 others injured in the last 24 hours in attacks launched by pro-Russian separatists in...

Arab League chief calls on US to reconsider entry ban 31 Jan 2017 - 11:44 am

CAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit has called on the new U.S. administration to reconsider its temporary ban on the entry into the...

South Korea pushes for Donald Trump visit 31 Jan 2017 - 11:38 am

SEOUL: Acting South Korean leader Hwang Kyo-ahn has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to visit as soon as possible, Hwang's office said Monday...

Millions of children to get polio shots in Afghanistan 31 Jan 2017 - 11:35 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: A nationwide three-day polio vaccination drive kicked off in Afghanistan on Monday in an effort to vaccinate millions of children in...