Over one million migrants reach Europe in 2015
More than one million migrants and refugees reached Europe this year, including over 970,000 who made the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean, the U.N....
Venezuelan first lady's nephews arrested in U.S. drug case
Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady have been arrested and brought to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, people familiar with the...
Funding and regulation challenge Saudi private sector drive
After decades of government-led growth, Saudi Arabia is handing over much of the responsibility for the economy to private firms - a prospect which...
Hezbollah chief warns any war against Iran would engulf region
Beirut, May 31, 2019 (AFP) - The head of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah warned on Friday that if there was war against Iran...
Russian warships launched rockets on Daesh in Syria
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a televised meeting on Wednesday that four Russian warships in the Caspian Sea had...
Security men pleaded with Hajis to stay back…
Tragedy struck Mina on Day 3 of the five-day pilgrimage on Thursday, when 717 people were killed in a massive crush and 805 others...
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince receives Yemeni tribal chiefs
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday received the leaders of Yemen's Marib tribes.
The Yemeni delegtion was headed by Marib...
Jordanian protesters call for end to peace treaty with Israel
Thousands of Jordanians took to the streets Friday calling on the government to scrap its peace treaty with Israel, which they accuse of violations...
Clashes kill four in Yemen capital as anti-Saudi alliance frays
Four supporters of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh were killed in clashes with their supposed allies from the Houthi movement in the centre...
Severe malnutrition confirmed in Syria's Madaya, 32 deaths reported in month
The U.N. Children's Fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged western Syrian town of Madaya, where local...
