Fingerprinting to replace witnesses for women’s identification in courts
The Ministry of Justice will install a fingerprint recognition system to do away with the need for someone to testify on the identity of...
Al-Qaida-linked group releases photo of Burkina Faso bomber
The al-Qaida-linked extremist group based in Mali that claimed responsibility for Friday's attacks that killed eight people in Burkina Faso's capital has released a...
Iraq PM Abadi says votes should be recounted if electronic system faulty – state...
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday that if a new electronic voting system used in weekend elections was found to be faulty,...
U.S. and Cuba near deal on restoring commercial flights
The United States and Cuba are close to a deal on restoring regularly scheduled commercial flights, Cuban and American officials said Wednesday on the...
Manhunt under way for suspects across europe: Paris terrorist attacks
French police launched more than 150 raids across the country overnight as part of a manhunt in the wake of Paris’s deadly terror attacks,...
Oman evacuates three Americans from Yemen: ministry
Oman's air force has evacuated three US citizens from war-torn Yemen to the Omani capital Muscat following a request for aid from Washington, the...
Turkey’s Erdogan will campaign in a European city for June elections
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he was expecting to hold a campaign rally in a European city next month ahead of June...
UK Supreme Court rejects Dubai’s ruler application
An application by Dubai’s ruler relating to a legal battle with his estranged wife was rejected by Britain's Supreme Court on Thursday.
Sheikh Mohammed bin...
Libya imposes curfew over virus
While fighting continued south of the capital, Libya's UN-recognized government declared a night-time curfew and closure of public spaces starting Sunday to keep the...
More aid reaches trapped Syrians; doubts cast on peace talks
A second batch of aid reached a besieged Syrian town and two trapped villages on Thursday and the United Nations accused rival factions of...
