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Israel loosens restrictions on Gaza fishermen 01 Apr 2019 - 10:22 pm

Jerusalem: Israel loosened restrictions on fishermen off the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday by allowing them to travel up to 15 nautical miles...

Living with the bomb: WWII shell found in Russian flat 01 Apr 2019 - 10:21 pm

Saint Petersburg: A Russian family was stunned Monday to discover a mortar shell under the floorboards during renovation work at their flat in...

Cambodia urged to boost funding for 'bride trafficking' pacts 01 Apr 2019 - 10:21 pm

PHNOM PENH: New agreements reached between Phnom Penh and Beijing to combat the trafficking of Cambodian 'brides' to China will be useless without...

Ailing Bouteflika: Algeria's longest serving president 01 Apr 2019 - 09:26 pm

Algiers: Abdelaziz Bouteflika is Algeria's longest-serving president and a veteran of the independence struggle who has held on to power for some 20...

Algeria's president says he will step down before April 28 01 Apr 2019 - 09:15 pm

ALGIERS, Algeria: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will step down before his fourth term ends on April 28, his office said Monday, as the...

Algeria's president: From freedom fighter to public enemy 01 Apr 2019 - 09:15 pm

PARIS: He fought to free Algeria from colonizer France, he reconciled his war-ravaged nation and he negotiated with a famed terrorist. But Abdelaziz...

Algeria's Bouteflika: highlights of a long presidency 01 Apr 2019 - 09:15 pm

Algiers: Key dates in the life of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is due to resign by April 28 after facing weeks of...

Algeria: timeline of mass protests 01 Apr 2019 - 09:15 pm

Algiers: Algeria has been rocked since February 22 by unprecedented protests against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, sparked by his bid for a fifth...

Brexit is hurting travel industry, airline warns 01 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm

LONDON: Discount airline easyJet warned Monday that the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the European Union is causing travelers to hold back on booking...

Four years on, migration crisis stokes desperation on Greece's Lesbos 01 Apr 2019 - 05:58 pm

Lesbos Island, Greece: When thousands of people fleeing war and poverty began arriving on their Greek island, many on Lesbos welcomed them. Four...

Algeria bans graft suspects from leaving as Bouteflika clings on 01 Apr 2019 - 05:46 pm

Algiers: Algerian prosecutors on Monday announced fresh graft probes and a ban on corruption suspects leaving the country, as a government shake-up failed...

Iran orders evacuation of flood-hit western cities 01 Apr 2019 - 05:39 pm

Tehran: Iranian authorities on Monday ordered the immediate evacuation of flood-stricken cities in a western province as rivers burst their banks, dams overflowed...

Pakistani court orders Musharraf to appear or forfeit rights 01 Apr 2019 - 03:50 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's top court has ordered the country's former military ruler to appear before a special tribunal hearing a treason case against him...

Israel to send 250,000 settlers to occupied Golan 01 Apr 2019 - 03:42 pm

JERUSALEM: The Israeli government hopes to settle some 250,000 Israelis in the occupied Syrian Golan heights over the next 30 years, the Israeli...

Ethiopian Airlines crash report ready: foreign ministry 01 Apr 2019 - 03:36 pm

Addis Ababa: A preliminary report into the crash of a Boeing 737 Max in which 157 people died will be ready on Monday,...

Kuwait suspends maritime traffic "Temporarily" due to bad weather 01 Apr 2019 - 03:19 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait's Port Authority announced on Monday the suspension of maritime traffic in the ports of Sheweikh, Al-Doha and Shuaiba temporary due to...

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake rocks Iran's west, no casualties 01 Apr 2019 - 02:42 pm

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran's seismology center says a magnitude 5.2 earthquake has rocked the country's west on the Iran-Iraq border. The Monday report says...

Multiple U.S. airlines face system issue, causing flight delays 01 Apr 2019 - 02:33 pm

Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Alaska Airlines are experiencing system-wide outages Monday leading to customers across cities in the U.S....