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Iraq resumes Mosul operation after a two-week lull 30 Dec 2016 - 10:43 am

Iraqi troops backed by US-led air strikes have pushed deeper into eastern Mosul after a two-week lull in the operation to retake the...

Oman joins Saudi-led anti-terrorism Islamic coalition 30 Dec 2016 - 08:20 am

Riyadh/Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has decided to join the Islamic Coalition to Fight Terrorism. In a statement, relayed by Oman News Agency...

Sri Lanka’s influential ex-leader opposes land for Chinese investment 29 Dec 2016 - 07:18 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday criticised a government plan to grant 15,000 acres for Chinese investment in his constituency,...

Belgium boy critical after freezing balcony punishment 29 Dec 2016 - 06:43 pm

Brussels: A six-year-old boy was in a critical condition in hospital in Brussels Thursday after being left on a freezing balcony in his...

Saddam still haunts Washington, 10 years after his death 29 Dec 2016 - 06:28 pm

Washington: Ten years after Saddam Hussein's execution, the ghost of the Iraqi strongman still haunts America, serving as a potent reminder of its...

Russia announces ceasefire in Syria from midnight 29 Dec 2016 - 06:25 pm

MOSCOW/ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire between Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian government starting at midnight on Thursday. The parties...

50,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar: government 29 Dec 2016 - 06:24 pm

Dhaka: Some 50,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar, the foreign ministry in Dhaka said Thursday, seeking shelter from a bloody...

Tunisian suspect in Germany truck attack freed 29 Dec 2016 - 06:17 pm

Berlin: A 40-year-old Tunisian man who was held on suspicion of being an accomplice of suspected jihadist Berlin truck attacker Anis Amri has...

Syrian opposition to abide by ceasefire, take part in future talks, FSA says 29 Dec 2016 - 05:39 pm

ANKARA: The Syrian opposition will abide by a ceasefire deal guaranteed by Turkey and Russia and will take part in future talks, a...

Strikes, artillery fire near Damascus kill 15 29 Dec 2016 - 03:27 pm

Beirut: At least 15 civilians, including six children, were killed on Thursday in air strikes and artillery fire on rebel-held territory near Syria's...

Nationwide cease-fire in Syria to start Friday midnight 29 Dec 2016 - 03:24 pm

ANKARA: The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the warring parties in Syria have reached a nationwide cease-fire which is scheduled to start...

Iraqi forces resume Mosul operation against IS 29 Dec 2016 - 01:59 pm

NINEVEH, Iraq: The Iraqi armed forces Thursday began the second phase of the military campaign launched on October 17 aiming at recapturing Mosul...

Militant group suspected in Mali aid worker's abduction 29 Dec 2016 - 01:22 pm

BAMAKO, Mali: A French aid worker abducted in northern Mali last week is likely to be in the hands of the al-Qaeda linked...

Two migrants die in traffic accident in Serbia's south : police 29 Dec 2016 - 01:17 pm

BELGRADE: Two Afghan migrants were killed and another 10 were injured in a traffic accident in southern Serbia on Thursday when a passenger...

Anadolu Agency coup exhibit inspires at US convention 29 Dec 2016 - 12:30 pm

CHICAGO: Nedaa Skeik, a heart surgeon of Palestinian origin from Minnesota, U.S., was stuck inside an Istanbul hotel on July 15 with his...

Floods in DR Congo kill at least 50: provincial governor 29 Dec 2016 - 12:06 pm

Kinshasa: Floods triggered by heavy rains and a river bursting its banks have killed at least 50 people and left thousands homeless in...

Turkey seeks arrest of 70 police over FETO links 29 Dec 2016 - 11:38 am

ANKARA: Ankara prosecutors Thursday issued arrest warrants for 70 police officers over suspected links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO). The suspects allegedly...