VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Monday he wants to travel to Iraq next year, which would be the first ever papal trip there.Francis made the improvised remark in an address to members of

VIENNA: The UN’s nuclear watchdog said Monday it was “worried about increasing tensions” over Iran’s nuclear program, after Tehran said it might stop respecting more elements of a 2015 international deal.“I ... hope that

It is basketball season, and NBA fans all over the world are bracing themselves for the final championship game. Canada's Toronto Raptors are up three games to one over the injury-plagued Golden State Warriors.

A European payment system designed to circumvent US sanctions on Iran will be ready soon, Germany announced on Monday. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran as part of European

JEDDAH: Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar said on Saturday that he was grateful for the Saudi-led Arab coalition in defending Yemen from “Iran’s destructive influence in the country.” His comments came during a

Sudan police fire tear gas as civil disobedience campaign begins, Pope pleads for peace KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas Sunday at protesters taking part in the first day of a civil disobedience campaign,

Police in Albania has used tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in the capital Tirana. They are demanding that Prime Minister Edi Rama resign. Demonstrators accuse him of electoral fraud and want an early

Sudanese police have fired tear gas at protesters taking part in a "civil disobedience" campaign, called in the wake of a deadly crackdown on demonstrators, that began on Sunday. Protesters gathered tyres, tree trunks

CAIRO: Egypt says security forces have killed 4 militants in the restive northern part of Sinai Peninsula.The Interior Ministry says the four were killed in a shootout with police south of the Mediterranean city

TEHRAN: Iran said Saturday that new US sanctions on its petrochemical industry show the hollowness of President Donald Trump’s claims to be open to fresh negotiations with Tehran.“Only one week was needed for the