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UAE wins bid to host World Conservation Congress of International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2025 in Abu Dhabi
Jun 03, 2023
AMMAN — The  UAE has won the bid to host the World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) i ...
The Syrian refugee who became mayor of a German village
Jun 02, 2023

BERLIN — Ryyan Alshebl fled war-torn Syria in 2015, arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos after a harrowing four-hour journey on a rubber ...
Sudan truce extension brings renewed fighting, little aid
May 30, 2023
KHARTOUM — Fighting flared again in Sudan on Tuesday despite the latest ceasefire pledges of the two warring generals, meant to allow desper ...
Israelis revive flashpoint West Bank settlement
May 29, 2023
BURQAH, Palestinian Territories — Israelis started reviving a flashpoint outpost settlement in the occupied West Bank on Monday, AFP journal ...
Erdogan confronts polarised Turkey after historic win
May 29, 2023
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a ...
Fighting rages in Sudan hours before truce expires
May 29, 2023
KHARTOUM — Gunshots and artillery fire rocked the Sudanese capital on Monday, the last day of a frequently breached ceasefire, as calls for ...
Iran leader says he would ‘welcome’ resumed ties with Egypt
May 29, 2023
TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday he would welcome a resumption of diplomatic relations with Egypt, durin ...
Erdogan declares victory in historic Turkey runoff
May 28, 2023
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on Sunday in a historic runoff vote that posed the biggest challenge to h ...
Governor of war-torn Sudan's Darfur region issues call to arms
May 28, 2023
KHARTOUM — The governor of war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region, Mini Minawi, on Sunday called on citizens there to "take up arms", six we ...
Planet-friendly farming takes root in drought-hit Tunisia
May 28, 2023
CAP NEGRO, Tunisia — Saber Zouani lost his job as a waiter when the COVID pandemic ravaged the Tunisian tourism sector, so he decided to try ...
Erdogan ascendant as Turkey heads for historic run-off
May 16, 2023
Israeli army kills Palestinian in West Bank — Palestinian ministry
May 16, 2023
Iraq’s climate migrants flee parched land for crowded cities
May 10, 2023
US criticises Arab League readmission of Assad's Syria
May 10, 2023
HRW slams Iraq failure to compensate Yazidis for lost homes
May 10, 2023
Turkey’s undefeated Erdogan nears knife-edge vote
May 08, 2023
Iraq court sentences to death killer of academic Hisham Al Hashemi
May 08, 2023
Assad opponent Qatar says it will not normalise with Syria
May 08, 2023
Iran seizes second Gulf oil tanker in days as US tensions rise
May 04, 2023
Israeli strikes on Syria kill 7, knock out Aleppo airport — monitor
May 03, 2023
UN leader slams Taliban over women's rights amid stability fears
May 03, 2023
Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank raid
May 02, 2023
Iran's Raisi to visit Damascus on Wednesday, in first since Syria war
Apr 30, 2023
Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman, says two missing in collision
Apr 28, 2023
Powerful Iranian cleric killed in attack in a bank
Apr 26, 2023
Better migration policies can help boost prosperity in all countries
Apr 26, 2023
German police arrest Syrian man over suspected bomb plot
Apr 26, 2023
Damascus slams EU sanctions as ‘threat’ to quake-hit Syrians
Apr 25, 2023
Erdogan's rival breaks taboo by talking about being an Alevi
Apr 20, 2023
Tunisia opposition Ennahdha chief remanded in custody
Apr 20, 2023
Syria Kurds seek talks with Damascus amid regional detente
Apr 20, 2023
HRW slams ‘severe’ Libya crackdown on rights groups
Apr 18, 2023

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