Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State

Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State (Recasts with Lavrov comments) MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...

Saudi Arabia donated $115 billion to help 90 countries

Faisal bin Hassan Trad, the permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, said the Kingdom has been the most...

Dutch appeals court convicts Wilders of insulting Moroccans

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch appeals court upheld Friday the conviction of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders for insulting Moroccans in comments he...

49,000 children dying of malnutrition linked to Boko Haram

The U.N. children's agency warns that some 49,000 children will die of malnutrition in areas once cut off by northeastern Nigeria's Islamic extremist uprising...

Malaysia elephant sanctuary trumpets effort to cut human-animal conflict

A herd of elephants tramp through jungle before lumbering into a river under the watchful gaze of their keepers, training at a Malaysian sanctuary...

Queiroz, Iran in Ronaldo’s crosshairs as Portugal target last 16

Cristiano Ronaldo will look to fire his country into the last 16 of the World Cup on Monday at the expense of former Portugal...

Israel announces partial national lockdown after coronavirus surge

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will impose a partial national lockdown next week to battle a coronavirus infection surge, the head of its pandemic task...

Saudi Arabia rejects UN report on death penalty

Saudi Arabia has rejected a report from the United Nations secretary-general urging countries to scrap the death penalty, stating that this was punishment approved...

Four unlicensed healthcare institutions forced to shut down

The Ministry of Health closed down four health institutions in the city after it found that they had been operating without meeting conditions stipulated...

Major busts in Syria and Lebanon shed light on drug trade

A string of major drug busts in Syria and Lebanon has drawn new attention to the trade in captagon, an illegal substance that has...

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