Pakistani pilgrims suffer in quarantine camp
Government figures show half of the 241 confirmed cases of novel Coronavirus in Pakistan are in people who went on pilgrimages to Iran.
Pakistan shares...
Shiite rebels in Yemen have agreed to stop fighting: UN says
Shiite rebels in conflict-torn Yemen have agreed to stop fighting, the United Nations said Wednesday.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the rebels, known as Houthis,...
A 14-days curfew in West Bank amid Virus outbreak
As a precaution against the spread of Coronavirus, the Palestinian government on Sunday ordered Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank confined to their homes...
3 Al-Qaeda suspects dead in battle with Yemen loyalists
Three suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in a clash Wednesday with forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi in southern Yemen, local government sources...
Russia says Central Asia at risk of spillover from ISIS in Afghanistan
Militants in Afghanistan who have switched sides to Islamic State pose a growing risk to Central Asia, Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia's Federal...
Saudi Arabia puts five-pronged hajj plan in place
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense on Sunday started implementing its Hajj plan with the stationing of 15,120 personnel in various parts of Makkah, the Grand...
Kurdistan government needs support to plug $100 million monthly deficit
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq needs budget support to plug a monthly deficit of $100 million and would accept any conditions that...
Assad says military gains will speed up political deal
Syrian army successes will help accelerate a political settlement to the country's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said, because they weaken the position of...
Drawing the horror of a Syrian detention centre
A Syrian artist who was accused of being an opposition activist and tortured in a detention center has drawn pictures of his experiences -...
Oil squeeze spreads from Gulf states to banks
Low oil prices are forcing Gulf states to borrow to prop up their economies and are now taking their toll on the region's banks...
