Israeli soldiers trade fire with Palestinian

Israeli soldiers and a Palestinian militant exchanged gunfire on the Gaza border yesterday, the army said, despite efforts to reach a long-
20 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Afghan Taliban reject ceasefire

The Taliban yesterday rejected an Afghan government offer of a ceasefire and they would persist with their attacks, two militant
20 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Do more to pressure Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump's national security adviser met in Jerusalem yesterday and
20 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Afghanistan declares provisional ceasefire

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a provisional ceasefire with the Taliban in a televised broadcast yesterday following a recent
19 August 2018, 18:00 PM

THE HAJJ in numbers

More than two million pilgrims are taking part this year, according to official figures, compared to 1.86 million in 2016 and just 24,000 in 1941.
19 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Rebuild Syria for refugees’ return

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called on Europe to financially contribute to the reconstruction of Syria to allow millions of refugees to return home.
19 August 2018, 18:00 PM

No hajj for Qataris this yr

Qatar yesterday said its citizens were unable to take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia as the two countries remain bitterly locked in a diplomatic dispute.
19 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel shuts Gaza's only crossing

Israel yesterday closed its only crossing for people with the Gaza Strip except for humanitarian cases after weekend border clashes, the latest tightening of its blockade on the Palestinian enclave despite truce efforts.
19 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Egypt tightens internet controls

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed off on a law tightening controls over the internet in the country, the official gazette said
18 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Saudi state carrier hit by system glitch

Saudi Arabian Airlines says a system failure has resulted in disruption of flights, as the kingdom prepares to host the annual hajj pilgrimage. So far more than one million pilgrims have arrived in the kingdom, according to state media. The hajj is set to take place from August 19-24.
15 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Turkey to 'boycott' US electronics

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said Turkey would boycott US electronic goods in retaliation for punitive sanctions by Washington against Ankara over the detention of an American pastor.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM

40 kids among 51 killed

Forty children were among 51 people killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen, the Red Cross said in a new toll yesterday.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM

More Gaza violence inevitable: Israel

Another round of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants inthe Gaza Strip is inevitable, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM

100 Afghan troops killed in four days

At least 100 Afghan security forces have been killed as troops backed by US airpower struggled to push the Taliban from embattled Ghazni city, officials said yesterday, while residents reported food and medicine shortages four days after fighting began.
13 August 2018, 18:00 PM

12 'terrorists' killed in Sinai: Egypt

Egyptian security forces have killed "terrorists" in a shootout in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, where the Islamic State group is active,
12 August 2018, 18:00 PM

4 troops, 3 'terrorists' killed in Jordan raid

Four members of the Jordanian security forces and three "terrorists" have been killed during a raid on a militant hideout after an officer
12 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Assad faces new obstacle

A "National Army" being set up by Syrian rebels with Turkey's help could become a long-term obstacle to President Bashar al-Assad's recovery of the northwest - if they can end factional rivalries that have long blighted the opposition.
12 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Indonesia quake toll jumps to 380

The death toll from a 6.9-scale earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has reached 387 people, authorities said yesterday,
11 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Gaza protest toll rises to three

A 40-year-old Palestinian hit by Israeli fire on the Gaza border died of his wounds yesterday, taking the death toll from protests the
11 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Taliban, Kabul govt both claim Ghazni

Both Taliban and government forces claimed they were in control of the eastern Afghan city of Ghazni yesterday, after insurgents
11 August 2018, 18:00 PM