Syrian opposition to demand confidence-building moves before talks
Syria's opposition wants to see confidence-building steps from Damascus including a prisoner release before negotiations due this month, officials said on Monday, a demand...
Gunmen kidnap at least 26 Qatari nationals in Iraqi desert
About 100 gunmen kidnapped at least 26 Qataris from their desert hunting camp in Iraq near the Saudi border in the early hours of...
Evacuation talks under way for besieged Syria town, says Red Cross
Humanitarian groups are negotiating with all sides for the evacuation of 400 people, many starving, from the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, the Red...
Ahrar al-Sham quits Saudi-led peace talks
One of Syria's main rebel groups, Ahrar al-Sham, on Thursday pulled out of opposition talks aimed at forging a united front ahead of potential...
Chinese businessman grows Asian Halal meat industry
The wine-swilling co-founder of Sai Wai Xiang Halal Foodstuff Co enjoys his pork and does not follow Islam, but still sells more than $50...
OFWs vow to defend KSA at any cost
At least two separate gatherings of Filipino workers, mainly from Mindanao, pledged to defend the Kingdom at any cost.
They expressed their willingness at a...
Pakistan mourns university massacre victims
Pakistan observed a day of national mourning Thursday for the 21 people killed when heavily-armed gunmen stormed a university in the troubled northwest, exposing...
Hamas hands over Egypt border crossing to Palestinian Authority: AFP
Rafah, Palestinian Territories, Nov 1, 2017 (AFP) - Hamas handed over control of the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt to the Palestinian Authority on...
UAE says ready to support anti-ISIS coalition with troops
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday it was ready to supply ground troops to help support and train an international military coalition...
Nadiya Jamir Hussain wins Great British Bake Off 2015 contest
Nadiya Jamir Hussain has been crowned 2015 champion of The Great British Bake Off .
It was a hard fought battle between herself, Ian Cumming...
