World

Kenya to return peacekeeping force to South Sudan 30 Jan 2017 - 10:53 am

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenyan troops will return to South Sudan to rejoin the UN peacekeeping mission, the State House in the capital Nairobi announced...

Turkish soldier martyred near Syria's Al-Bab 30 Jan 2017 - 10:49 am

ANKARA: One soldier was martyred Sunday during clashes with IS terrorist organization during Operation Euphrates Shield near the town of Al-Ghuz in northern...

UK parliament to debate call to cancel Trump's visit 30 Jan 2017 - 10:47 am

LONDON: An online petition calling for the cancellation of U.S. president Donald Trump's state visit to the U.K. has crossed the threshold of...

Israel PM: All embassies should move to Jerusalem 30 Jan 2017 - 10:27 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he expects all foreign embassies to eventually move to Jerusalem, following claims he may have...

US says green card holders exempted from travel ban 30 Jan 2017 - 10:19 am

Washington: President Donald Trump's administration stressed Sunday that permanent residents get a reprieve from his ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries, after...

Six killed in Quebec mosque shooting, eight wounded - police 30 Jan 2017 - 09:04 am

QUEBEC: Six people were killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a Quebec mosque during Sunday night prayers, in what Canadian...

Saudi King receives phone call from US President 30 Jan 2017 - 08:33 am

Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has received a telephone call from...

Five killed in Quebec City mosque shooting -mosque president 30 Jan 2017 - 08:26 am

QUEBEC CITY: Five people were killed after gunmen opened fire in a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers, the mosque's president told reporters...

Thousands of Moroccans stage anti-government demos 29 Jan 2017 - 08:02 pm

Rabat: Thousands of Moroccans took to the streets of Rabat on Sunday for anti-government demonstrations calling for action against corruption and better conditions...

Delhi to be model state for healthcare, education: Deputy CM Sisodia 29 Jan 2017 - 07:55 pm

New Delhi: Delhi is poised to become a "saturated model state" in healthcare in the near future and dramatically improve the quality of...

Emirates changes pilot, crew rosters on US flights after Trump order 29 Jan 2017 - 06:53 pm

DUBAI: Emirates airline has changed pilot and flight attendant rosters on flights to the United States following the sudden US travel ban on...

Trump tweets support for 'strong borders' 29 Jan 2017 - 05:57 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump tweeted his defense Sunday of his order temporarily banning immigration to the United States for refugees and some Muslim...

Syrian Christians denied entry to U.S. in Philadelphia 29 Jan 2017 - 05:45 pm

BEIRUT: A Syrian Christian Orthodox family was turned back from Philadelphia International Airport after travelling to the United States from Lebanon, airport sources...

UAE to grant Russian visitors visas on arrival 29 Jan 2017 - 05:42 pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will offer Russian visitors visas on arrival in the country in a bid to boost tourism and trade,...

Three dead in Spain after mountain of clothes falls on them: report 29 Jan 2017 - 05:07 pm

Madrid: A Spanish couple and their 12-year-old daughter died after hundreds of kilos (pounds) of clothes they were stocking in boxes fell on...

Syrian army says retakes key rebel area near Damascus 29 Jan 2017 - 04:38 pm

Damascus: The Syrian army said on Sunday that it had recaptured a flashpoint area from rebels near Damascus that supplies water to the...

UK Olympic hero Mo Farah slams 'prejudice' of Trump border move 29 Jan 2017 - 04:29 pm

London: British athletics legend Mo Farah on Sunday slammed Donald Trump's immigration clampdown, calling it a policy of "ignorance and prejudice" that could...