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Registration of voters still below expectations

Registration of voters for the Dec.12 municipal elections is still slow with some of the 1,236 polling centers receiving only a few men and...

Signals 'likely from EgyptAir black boxes' detected

Signals have been detected that are likely to be from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804 that crashed in the Mediterranean...

Syria opposition and rebels dismiss Iran's idea for transition

Any peace plan for Syria allowing President Bashar al-Assad to stand in early elections after a transition period would be "mad" because he is...

Gulf ministers express solidarity with France

Gulf foreign ministers expressed solidarity with France Tuesday after attacks claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 129 people in Paris. "The ministers...

Syria regime strikes rebel enclave as aid trucks wait

Wafideen Checkpoint, Syria, March 1, 2018 (AFP) - Syrian and Russian forces kept up military pressure on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta Thursday as their controversial...

Hollande meets Obama seeking to ramp up ISIS fight

French President Francois Hollande arrived in Washington on Tuesday seeking support for his newly declared war on the Islamic State group, while the US...

Total lockdown in Iraq until March 28 over virus

As the number of cases grew and the death toll climbed to 20, Iraq on Sunday imposed a total nationwide lockdown until March 28...

Yemen accuses Iran of pursuing its destruction

Yemen's President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi on Tuesday accused Iran of pursuing the destruction of his country. Speaking at the United Nations, Hadi thanked Custodian of...

Prince Ali says election delay would further discredit FIFA

Delaying the FIFA presidential election would further discredit the scandal-hit governing body and deepen the instability, contender Prince Ali bin al-Hussein said Wednesday. FIFA’s executive...

Saudi Telecom profit slump may weigh on kingdom's market

Oct 21 Saudi Arabia's stock market may face further selling pressure on Wednesday as a gloomy oil report and a sustained profit slump at...

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