Palestinian Aid: US cuts another $500m

The United States has cut additional aid to the Palestinians for programmes supporting conflict resolution with Israelis, an official said Sunday, adding to more than $500 million in other cuts.
17 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Archaeologists discover ancient sphinx in Egypt

Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion's body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan.
17 September 2018, 05:03 AM

Syrians vote in first local polls since 2011

Syrians in government-controlled areas cast their ballots yesterday in the first local elections there since 2011 as President Bashar al-Assad regained control of much of the country.
16 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Israeli missiles hit Damascus airport: report

An Israeli missile attack targeted the Syrian capital's airport late Saturday, activating air defences which shot down a number of the projectiles, state news agency SANA reported.
16 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Clashes, raids kill 32 rebels

Fresh clashes and air strikes have killed 32 rebels around Yemen's Red Sea city of Hodeida, hospital sources said yesterday, as the UN envoy kept up peace efforts in Sanaa.
16 September 2018, 18:00 PM

IS kills 20 US-backed fighters in Syria

At least 20 fighters from a US-backed force fighting the Islamic State group were killed Friday in an IS ambush in eastern Syria, a war
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Israeli troops kill boy, 2 men in Gaza protests

Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians, one of them an 11-year-old boy, and wounded 248 others taking part on Friday in weekly
15 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Israeli troops kill boy, two men in Gaza protests: Medics

Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians, one of them an 11-year-old boy, and wounded 248 others taking part on Friday in weekly protests at the fortified Gaza Strip border, Palestinian medical officials say.
15 September 2018, 04:48 AM

Israel reopens its sole crossing with Gaza

Israel reopened its only crossing for people with the Gaza Strip yesterday, more than a week after shutting it following a destructive
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Afghan Charlie Chaplin brings joy amid conflict

Afghanistan's Charlie Chaplin says he has witnessed suicide attacks, explosions and threats from hardline Islamic militant groups, but is determined to waddle and bumble to fulfil the primary goal of his life.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Syria War: 38,500 flee Idlib in 2 weeks: UN

Violence in northwest Syria has displaced more than 38,500 people in less than two weeks amid increasing hostilities and a looming regime assault on the opposition-held Idlib province, the UN said yesterday.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

A 'living hell' for children

Yemen's humanitarian situation has worsened rapidly since UN peace talks collapsed endangering hundreds of thousands of lives especially the children.
13 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Rivals on war footing

Turkey has stepped up arms supplies to Syrian rebels to help them stave off an expected offensive by the Syrian army and its Russian and Iran-backed allies in the northwest near the Turkish frontier, rebel sources told Reuters.
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Century's 'worst' crisis looming

Violence in northwest Syria has displaced more than 30,000 people this month alone, the United Nations said Monday, warning that a looming assault could create the century's "worst humanitarian catastrophe".
11 September 2018, 18:00 PM

US closes Palestinian mission in Washington

US confirms closure of the Palestinian mission in Washington in the latest move against them by President Donald Trump, a Palestinian
10 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Gunmen storm HQ of Libya's state oil firm

Several armed men attacked the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the capital Tripoli yesterday, killing at least two staff members, a security official said.
10 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Egyptian arrested after breakfast with woman

Saudi Arabian authorities have detained an Egyptian hotel worker who appeared in an online video eating breakfast with a female Saudi colleague, said the labour ministry, which also summoned the hotel owner for questioning.
10 September 2018, 18:00 PM

US to take tough stance against ICC

The United States will adopt an aggressive posture against the International Criminal Court, threatening sanctions against ICC judges if they proceed with an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Americans in Afghanistan.
10 September 2018, 18:00 PM

US-led force launches assault on IS in east

US-backed fighters yesterday launched a fierce assault against a dwindling pocket of territory held by the Islamic State group in east Syria, a commander and a war monitor told AFP.
10 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Violent protests grip Iraq

Basra airport was targeted by rocket fire yesterday after a night of protests over perceived misrule by Iraq's political elite during which
8 September 2018, 18:00 PM