BEIRUT: A decision by Hezbollah and the Amal Movement to end a boycott of Lebanon’s Cabinet has led to speculation that Iran is making moves to control Lebanon’s political system. Lebanese Forces MP Ziad

Former president could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison if found guilty of charges he dismisses as fabricated.Ukraine’s former president Petro Poroshenko has returned to Kyiv to face treason charges in

The Forces of Freedom of and Change says it will take part in UN-sponsored talks to end months of political deadlock.A prominent Sudanese pro-democracy group has conditionally accepted the UN’s offer to broker an

AL-MUKALLA: The Houthis on Saturday criticized the UN Security Council for demanding they release a hijacked UAE-flagged ship. Militia official Hussein Al-Azzi Houthi rejected the UN’s calls to free the ship and repeated claims

US envoy, assistant secretary to meet leaders and civil society actors during severe crises in the two African nations.The new United States envoy to the Horn of Africa, David Satterfield, and Assistant Secretary Molly

ANKARA: Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia held their first round of talks in Moscow on Friday in the first steps towards normalization of diplomatic and commercial ties between the two countries. Armenia will

Beirut, Lebanon – “People can inject themselves with whatever chemicals they want until the end of time, but I don’t want to,” 35-year-old Evelyne told Al Jazeera at a recent anti-vaccine protest in downtown

English FA delivers thousands of England football kits to Syrian refugee children LONDON: The English Football Association has teamed up with humanitarian charity Syria Relief to deliver thousands of England football kits to Syrian

The government announces a new policy that will increase fuel prices. Street protests break out. An unprepared administration cracks down with excessive force. That amplifies public anger, which boils over into calls for greater

BEIRUT: While hardly a day passes in Lebanon without a car being stolen, a house being burgled or a pocket being picked, figures suggest that in recent times there has been a sharp rise