Sudan government forces quell armed protest by security agents
Sudan ends mutiny by ex-security agents linked to Omar al-Bashir over demands for better compensation and severance pay.
Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head...
Israel creates seven ‘nature reserves’ in occupied West Bank
Palestinian Authority says it will file complaints over Israel’s ‘dangerous announcement’ at UN, international courts.
Israel’s defence minister has announced the creation of seven nature...
Iran rejects US accusation of being behind Baghdad protests
Tehran hits out at ‘audacity of US officials’ who accused Islamic Republic of stoking tension in Iraqi capital.
Tehran has condemned Washington’s “audacity” for blaming...
Protesters at US embassy in Baghdad gear up for sit-in
Hundreds of protesters surrounded the United States embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday to demand an end to US “intervention” in the country.
Raising flags of...
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Erdogan urges resettling of 1 million refugees in northern Syria
Turkish president says formula needed to allow refugees to return on a voluntary basis but in ‘short period of time’.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Saad Hariri says will not be Lebanon PM again as tensions...
Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri has announced he would not seek the top post again, on the eve of twice-delayed...
International Migrant Day: 272 million migrants worldwide in 2019
The number of international migrants worldwide in 2019 saw a jump of of 51 million since the beginning of decade.
The United Nations has marked...
Lebanon to start government formation talks as protests persist
Demonstrators reject latest frontrunner for PM, businessman Samir Khatib, as being too close to ruling elite.
Consultations to form a new government in Lebanon will...
Iran: Rouhani calls for release of ‘innocent, unarmed’ protesters
President Hassan Rouhani calls for ‘clemency’ for unarmed demonstrators during Iran’s recent fuel price rise protests.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called for the release...
Israel planning new settlement in flashpoint city of Hebron
Palestinian officials slam plan, calling it the result of US decision to no longer consider settlements illegal.
Israel’s defence minister has approved plans for the...
Saudi king invites Qatar’s emir to GCC summit in Riyadh
Sheikh Tamim invited to the annual meeting of the Gulf regional bloc to be held in the Saudi capital next week.
Saudi King Salman has...
Palestinians slam US policy reversal on Israeli settlements
Palestinians, rights groups, politicians and others on Monday slammed the Trump administration after it announced the United States was no longer considered Israeli settlements...
‘Horrific pattern’: Amnesty says 106 killed in Iran protests
Rights group calls for end to ‘brutal crackdown’ of anti-government demonstrations, reporting 106 deaths in 21 cities.
Days of protests in Iran over rising fuel...
China warns demonstrators it will act on ‘uncontrollable’ unrest
Beijing’s patience wanes as fierce battles escalate when riot police attempt to round up university occupiers.
China warned on Monday it will not sit back...
Iran breaks further away from crumbling nuclear deal
Iran has taken further steps away from its crumbling nuclear deal with world powers by announcing it is doubling the number of its advanced...
Thousands gather on Beirut’s streets for anti-government protest
Tens of thousands of Lebanese protested on Sunday to keep up a nationwide street movement that has brought down the government, hours after a...
As Lebanon protests rage, political elite in a bind
After a week of mass demonstrations, protesters are refusing to leave the streets until the government steps down. Beirut, Lebanon - Protesters have continued...
Trump lifts US sanctions on Turkey, says ceasefire permanent
US president says Turkey has informed the United States that it will make the ceasefire in Syria ‘permanent’. US President Donald Trump has announced...
Yemen’s warring parties set up observation posts in Hodeidah: UN
The four observation posts are designed to facilitate ‘direct inter-party de-escalation in flashpoint areas’.
Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthi rebels have agreed to...




















