Turkey extends layoff ban by two months
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has extended by two months a layoff ban it introduced to combat the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The presidential...
‘Fierce clashes with IS near Mosul’: paramilitary unit
Baghdad, Oct 24, 2017 (AFP) - Jihadists from the Islamic State group and fighters from Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary coalition were locked in fierce...
U.S. says ready to talk Middle East peace; Abbas calls for conference
The United States declared at the United Nations on Tuesday it was "ready to talk" with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who rejected U.S.-led Middle...
Amnesty says Europe complicit in Libyan abuse of migrants
An international rights group says European countries share responsibility for hundreds of migrants intercepted by Libyan authorities and sent to "squalid detention centers."
Amnesty International...
Bahrain bars members of dissolved parties from polls
Bahrain's king on Monday banned members of dissolved opposition parties from running for election, months ahead of parliamentary polls, the official BNA news agency...
Saudi Arabia invited to Uzbek investment forum
Uzbekistan’s Ambassador Alisher Kadirov said Thursday that his country and Saudi Arabia are riding the crest of excellent bilateral ties.
“Since the establishment of diplomatic...
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...
US withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan by November, the top American commander for the...
10 ways to keep a healthy heart this World Heart Day
Today is World Heart Day, and according to the World Health Federation, heart disease and strokes are the world’s leading cause of death, with...
Saudi Arabia appoint first woman as honorary consul
Hala Waleed Juffali has become the first woman to assume the post of honorary consul in Saudi Arabia following her appointment to the position...
