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Palestinian minister calls for defending Al-Aqsa 13 May 2018 - 06:56 pm

RAMALLAH: Palestinian Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Yousef Adeis, on Sunday called on Arab and Islamic worlds to defend Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa...

Israelis march, bask in pro-US fervour ahead of embassy move 13 May 2018 - 06:45 pm

Jerusalem: Israelis basked in national pride and pro-American fervour on Sunday as tens of thousands participated in a Jerusalem march, a day ahead...

Malaysian PM Mahathir vows to review 'fake news' law 13 May 2018 - 06:36 pm

Kuala Lumpur: New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad vowed Sunday to review a controversial law against "fake news" hurriedly passed before the elections...

Catalan secessionists poised to elect new regional leader in second vote 13 May 2018 - 05:22 pm

BARCELONA: A small Catalan separatist party said on Sunday it would abstain in a second vote to elect a regional leader paving the...

Iraq counts votes as record abstentions hit first post-Islamic State poll 13 May 2018 - 03:55 pm

Baghdad: Iraq tallied votes Sunday as record abstentions dealt a blow to a political elite reviled for its perceived corruption, in the country's...

Paris attack latest linked to Russian Caucasus 13 May 2018 - 03:45 pm

Moscow: A knife attack in Paris that killed one man on Saturday, carried out by a French citizen born in Chechnya, is the...

Blast in Syria's Idlib kills 12 civilians 13 May 2018 - 02:19 pm

IDLIB, Syria: At least 12 civilians were killed and another 25 injured in Syria’s Idlib province from a bomb attack on Saturday, according...

Militants attack Afghan government building, 4 dead 13 May 2018 - 12:57 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Militants attacked a provincial government building in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least four people, according to provincial officials. Attahullah...

Impact of GCC crisis not limited to five countries, says Turkey FM 13 May 2018 - 12:29 pm

Ankara: Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday that the impact of the GCC crisis was not limited to the five...

Rouhani says Iran may remain part of nuclear accord 13 May 2018 - 12:13 pm

DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated on Sunday that Tehran would remain committed to its 2015 nuclear deal if its interests can be...

Beijing urges ceasefire after deadly Myanmar border clashes 13 May 2018 - 11:54 am

Yangon: China on Sunday condemned fighting on its border between Myanmar forces and ethnic rebels that has left 19 dead, mostly civilians, in...

Multiple blasts hit Afghan city, gunbattle underway: officials 13 May 2018 - 11:44 am

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: A gunbattle raged between Afghan security forces and militants following a series of explosions on Sunday in the eastern city of...

Firefighters battle blaze at high-rise tower in Dubai Marina 13 May 2018 - 10:44 am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Firefighters are battling a blaze at a high-rise tower in the Dubai Marina amid a sandstorm sweeping the city...

First China-made aircraft carrier starts sea trials: state media 13 May 2018 - 09:48 am

Beijing: China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier started sea trials Sunday, state media said, a landmark in Beijing's ambitious plans to modernise its...

Paris knife attacker was Russian born in 1997 in Chechnya - source 13 May 2018 - 09:20 am

Paris: The assailant who killed a 29-year-old man in a central Paris knife attack on Saturday night was born in 1997 in the...

Trump welcomes N. Korea plan to blow up nuke-site tunnels 13 May 2018 - 09:07 am

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea said Saturday that it will dismantle its nuclear test site in less than two weeks, in a dramatic...

Indonesia church attacks kill nine, dozens wounded 13 May 2018 - 08:57 am

Surabaya, Indonesia: A wave of blasts, including a suicide bombing, struck churches in Indonesia on Sunday, killing at least nine and wounding dozens...