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China warns northern provinces to prepare for more heavy smog 29 Dec 2016 - 10:00 am

SHANGHAI: China's environment ministry on Thursday warned northern regions to get ready for emergency action to tackle another bout of heavy smog expected...

Iraqi forces launch fresh advance against Islamic State inside Mosul 29 Dec 2016 - 09:41 am

ERBIL, Iraq: Iraqi security forces launched a fresh advance on Thursday against Islamic State militants in several southeastern districts of Mosul, where the...

China completes high-speed rail links from southwest Yunnan 29 Dec 2016 - 09:39 am

SHANGHAI: China has completed two new high-speed rail links connecting Kunming, the capital of southwestern Yunnan province, with Shanghai and Guangzhou on the ...

Five killed in attack in China's restive Xinjiang - state media 29 Dec 2016 - 09:10 am

BEIJING: Attackers drove a vehicle into a government building in China's unruly far western region of Xinjiang, setting off an explosive device and...

Trump issues fresh attack on UN 29 Dec 2016 - 09:06 am

Palm Beach, United States: US President-elect Donald Trump launched a fresh salvo of accusations against the United Nations Wednesday, saying the world body...

Syrian war 'cancer on a global scale': incoming UN chief 29 Dec 2016 - 09:03 am

Lisbon: The Syrian conflict "has become a cancer on a global scale", incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, while hoping Washington...

New UN chief wants to meet Trump 'as soon as possible' 29 Dec 2016 - 08:56 am

Lisbon: Incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he wants to meet Donald Trump "as soon as possible" and is "determined to establish a...

Taiwan happy with Japan mission's name change, but China miffed 29 Dec 2016 - 08:55 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan welcomes the name change by Japan's de facto embassy on the self-ruled island, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, a day...

Palestinian president believes peace with Israel is achievable: spokesman 29 Dec 2016 - 12:06 am

RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas responded to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s Middle East speech in Washington on Wednesday by...

In parting shot at Israel, Kerry warns Middle East peace in jeopardy 29 Dec 2016 - 12:04 am

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Wednesday that Israel’s building of settlements in occupied territory was endangering Middle East peace,...

The long road to rebuilding Gaza 28 Dec 2016 - 11:57 pm

Al-Zanah, Gaza: Samia Qudaih and her husband, Mohammed Baraka, have been struggling to survive with their son and five daughters in the al-Zanah...

Time for action at UN and global level 28 Dec 2016 - 11:41 pm

We are in the midst of one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our lifetime. From 2008 to 2014, 111 countries out of...

Opinion: The legacy of the Crusades in contemporary Muslim world 28 Dec 2016 - 11:36 pm

We are in the midst of one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our lifetime. From 2008 to 2014, 111 countries out of...

Talks on Syria truce, but still obstacles: rebel official 28 Dec 2016 - 11:29 pm

Beirut: Turkey and Russia are discussing a possible nationwide ceasefire in Syria, but obstacles remain to any deal, a rebel official said on...

Israel intensifies battle with US over UN vote on settlements 28 Dec 2016 - 11:29 pm

The Israeli government stepped up its running battle with the Obama administration on Tuesday, saying it had proof that the United States had...

Five dead as train hits bus in Tunisia 28 Dec 2016 - 11:21 pm

Tunis: At least five people were killed and more than 50 injured yesterday when a train slammed into a public bus before dawn...

Turkey & Russia have Syria truce plan: Ankara 28 Dec 2016 - 11:21 pm

Ankara/Beirut: Turkey and Russia have prepared an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said yesterday, adding that Ankara would not...