The Middle East Investors Expo Abuja came to a close yesterday with a grand gala dinner, marking the end of a successful two-day…
Kuwaiti Crown Prince inaugurates the 17th legislative term of the National Assembly
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah inaugurated the 17th term of the National Assembly Tuesday morning. Al-Sabah said the National…
New Yemen peace talks ‘will protect people of the south,’ says Southern Transitional Council head
RIYADH: Protecting the rights of people in southern Yemen is a key aim of talks to end the country’s war, Yemen’s southern separatist…
UN agencies say ‘enormous’ needs ahead as EU hosts meeting to collect money for Syria
BRUSSELS: The European Union hosts an international conference on Thursday to collect money for Syria where an earthquake earlier this year aggravated the…
US considering granting asylum to Afghan war hero threatened with deportation by UK
LONDON: The US is formally reviewing whether to grant asylum to an Afghan pilot whom the UK is threatening to deport to Rwanda,…
Japan Self Defense Force member arrested after shooting, two dead
TOKYO: A member of the Japan Self-Defense Force (SDF) was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting incident that…
More than 100 wedding guests dead in Nigeria river boat accident
KANO, Nigeria: More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in…
Russian missile attacks on Odesa and Donetsk region kill at least six
KYIV: Russian missiles struck civilian buildings in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa and eastern Donetsk region overnight, killing at least six people,…
As conditions for Syrians worsen, aid organizations struggle to catch the world’s attention again
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon: Six months after she got the call informing her that her UN assistance would be cut, Najwa Al-Jassem is struggling…