Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc wins Iraq election
A political bloc led by populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq,...
Iraq protests fracture over new PM
Protest camps across Iraq began fracturing on Monday into separate clusters over whether to back premier-designate Mohammad Allawi, marking a pivotal point for the...
Alarm in Ankara as coronavirus sweeps Turkish capital
ANKARA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Surging coronavirus cases in Ankara are stretching hospitals to the limit and Turkish authorities need to impose a fresh...
British MPs ask Egypt to visit jailed ex-president Morsi
Three British Members of Parliament have requested that Egyptian authorities allow them to visit the country's imprisoned former president Mohammed Morsi over concerns...
US-led coalition denies Syrian air strikes
Beirut, Oct 24, 2017 (AFP) - The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq denied on Tuesday that it had...
Daughter of Sudanese film legend preserves his legacy
As she drove past an apartment complex on a street in Khartoum, Sara Jadallah turned silent.
It was here that her late father, the legendary...
Top Arab diplomats vow to defeat terror
Arab foreign ministers vowed on Saturday to "defeat terrorism", as they gathered for a regional summit just over a week after a jihadist-claimed truck...
Kuwait signs $2.8 billion military and provisional deals with France
Kuwait signed 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 bn) worth of military fixed and provisional deals led by the purchase of 24 Airbus-built Caracal helicopters, the...
New Labor Law to be Implemented on Oct 18
RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor will start implementing the new labor law from Oct. 18, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. There...
Foreign victims of Paris bloodbath include several Arab nationals
Several foreigners have been identified as victims of Friday’s deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, which left at least 129 dead and more than 300...
