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Rome: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 5,483 migrants, including refugees, entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 29 January. Over...

RAMALLAH, Palestine: Israeli authorities on Tuesday night approved the construction of 3,000 new settlement units in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In a statement,...

ANKARA: Fourteen Islamic State terrorists were "neutralized" in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of Turkish-backed Operation Euphrates Shield, the...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The 28th Summit of the African Union ended early Wednesday as it criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on immigrants...

WASHINGTON: The U.S. is to deliver armored vehicles to a contingent of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Pentagon said Tuesday. Spokesman...

ATHENS: More than 21,000 refugees stranded in Greece require international protection, according to government data published Tuesday. Since Greece’s asylum service began operating...

CAIRO: Tunisian authorities on Tuesday released 14 Egyptian fishermen detained earlier this month for illegally fishing in Tunisian territorial waters.  The Egyptian state...

CAIRO: The Egyptian authorities have announced that prices for subsidized sugar and cooking oil would be raised -- by 14 and 20 percent...

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Somali-based al-Shabaab militant group Tuesday released over 100 images claiming to show the aftermath of last Friday’s attack on Kenyan...

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: At least five Islamic State-linked militants were killed in a series of clashes with military forces in southern Philippines early...

JERUSALEM: Palestinian municipal elections that were cancelled under controversial circumstances last year are now set to be held in May, the Ramallah-based Palestinian...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Moroccan King Mohammed VI delivered a speech Tuesday to an assembly of the African Union (AU) heads of state and...

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said the alliance should develop its own missile systems after reports Iran had conducted ballistic...

NINEVEH, Iraq: Iraqi forces on Tuesday seized a munitions depot amid ongoing army operations to capture eastern Mosul from the Islamic State terrorist...

MOSCOW: Half of Russians are in favor of lifting a headscarf ban in schools, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Russian Public...

KARACHI, Pakistan: Fresh Israeli settlements and U.S. plans to move its embassy to Jerusalem dominated talks between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Palestinian...

TUNIS: Tunisia’s parliament has voted to draw up a fact-finding committee tasked with investigating networks that allegedly recruit Tunisian youth for conflicts in...

Yangon: Myanmar police made record seizures of synthetic drug tablets last year, data obtained by AFP showed Wednesday, underscoring the country's ongoing and...