DUBAI: Picking through the debris of what had been his university’s English department, before it was pulverized by an Israeli airstrike, Mosab Abu Toha brushed away a fine film of dust coating a book

MISSOURI, US: After more than 10 years of civil war, Syria remains a devastated country. An estimated 500,000 people have perished in the conflict, with the large majority victims of President Bashar Assad’s vicious

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RAMALLAH: The labor minister in the Palestinian Authority resigned Sunday, a member of his party said, as security forces braced for further protests demanding president Mahmoud Abbas step down.The decision comes after three days

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa facing ‘massive resurgence’ of coronavirus infections as he reimposes restrictions.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed restrictions for two weeks to combat a surge in the highly contagious

BOGOTA, Colombia: Conflict has been the primary driver behind a rise in hunger across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) since 2015-17, according to a report published by a coalition of aid agencies

LONDON: Iran now has an “international criminal” as its president, according to a panel of experts who warned that this could mean he faces arrest if he leaves the country and may be unable

President Pinera says assembly drafting new constitution to replace Pinochet-era charter will begin work on July 4.Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has said the assembly to draft a new constitution will hold its first session

MISSOURI, US / IRBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan: A popular Persian music video from several years back features a long line of sullen-looking people waiting to be served at a cafeteria. When their turn comes to choose, we see

Medan, Indonesia – Earlier this month, dozens of Rohingya refugees landed on a deserted island off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh Province. The refugees had been at sea for more than 100 days, having