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UN urges Trump to stop banning refugees 29 Jan 2017 - 10:39 am

GENEVA: The United Nations on Saturday called on the Trump administration in the U.S. not to close its borders for people fleeing war...

Denied US entry, 2 Iraqis sue against executive order 29 Jan 2017 - 10:33 am

NEW YORK: Pro-immigration lawyers in New York City sued Saturday to stall a travel ban enacted by President Donald Trump after two Iraqis...

New Gambia president vows to reform intelligence agency 29 Jan 2017 - 10:30 am

BANJUL, Gambia: The new president of Gambia, Adama Barrrow, who toppled the country’s longstanding leader, Yahya Jammeh, has promised to reform and change...

Turkey rejects BBC journalist's 'a lot of gold' claims 29 Jan 2017 - 10:21 am

ANKARA: Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin rejected on Saturday the claim of a BBC journalist that there was "a lot of gold" at the...

After Trump ban, Egypt bars 4 Iraqis from travel 29 Jan 2017 - 10:16 am

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities on Saturday barred four Iraqis from boarding a New York-bound flight following U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on the entry...

Turkish troops foil attack planned by PKK/PYD in Syria 29 Jan 2017 - 10:12 am

ANKARA: Turkish troops seized an explosive-packed vehicle prepared for an attack on a military convoy in Syria's northern city of Jarabulus last week,...

Iraq’s Shia militia won’t enter Syria: Spokesman 29 Jan 2017 - 10:09 am

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi pro-government Shia militia said Saturday its forces will remain in Iraq and will not cross border into Syria to fight...

More suspects arrested across Turkey in FETO probe 29 Jan 2017 - 10:07 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Saturday arrested more suspects as part of last week's investigation into Fetullah Gulen Terrorist (FETO) organization, putting the number...

Bomb blast kills 4 refugees in northern Iraq 29 Jan 2017 - 10:04 am

DIYALA, Iraq: At least four refugees were killed in a bomb blast Saturday while trying to flee a Islamic State-held area in northern...

Congo suspends six workers aiding deported HRW official 29 Jan 2017 - 09:54 am

ARU, Democratic Republic of Congo: Six workers from the General Directorate of Migration (DGM) in Democratic Republic of Congo were on Saturday suspended...

In Middle East, US travel curbs decried as unjust, insulting 28 Jan 2017 - 09:28 pm

CAIRO/BAGHDAD: Arabs and Iranians planning U.S. trips reacted with fury on Saturday to new American travel curbs they said were insulting and discriminatory,...

Iraqi family barred from flying to US from Cairo 28 Jan 2017 - 04:48 pm

Cairo: An Iraqi family was barred from flying from Cairo to New York Saturday after US President Donald Trump signed an order restricting...

14 Islamic State terrorists 'neutralized' in north Syria 28 Jan 2017 - 03:39 pm

ANKARA: A total of 14 Islamic State terrorists were "neutralized" in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of Turkish-backed Operation...

French foreign minister says Trump's refugee measures are worrying 28 Jan 2017 - 02:27 pm

PARIS: U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to limit immigration and refugees from some Muslim-majority countries is worrying, the French foreign minister said on...

Syria: Clashes continue in Damascus and Der-Ezzor 28 Jan 2017 - 01:57 pm

Der-Ezzor: SOHR was informed that clashes are taking place between IS and regime forces around the Graves area amid bombardment by IS on...

Missing Pakistani activist home 'safe': family 28 Jan 2017 - 01:03 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani activist who went missing early this month is home safe, his family and police said Saturday, more than two weeks...

Five Indian soldiers trapped under snow near Kashmir border 28 Jan 2017 - 12:56 pm

Srinagar, India: Five Indian soldiers were trapped under heavy snow in Kashmir on Saturday just days after another 20 people were killed by...

Iraqi airstrikes kill 33 ISIS militants in Northern Iraq 28 Jan 2017 - 12:54 pm

Baghdad: The Iraqi army launched airstrikes on areas in western Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq, killing 33 ISIS militants. According to the Iraqi...