BAGHDAD: Iraq’s broken electricity sector is planning a long-awaited overhaul to both meet US pressure to halt Iranian power imports and head off summertime protests over chronic cuts.With a freshman at the helm, the

Kiev, Ukraine - Thirty days of martial law has taken effect in 10 of Ukraine's 27 regions on Wednesday with President Petro Poroshenko saying it aims to prevent an all-out Russian invasion. The measure that

Opposition leaders and civil society groups in Chad denounced the central African country's President Idriss Deby for visiting Israel earlier this week, and his intention to establish diplomatic relations with it. Political and civic leaders said

Nineteen leaders of the world's biggest economies and a representative of the European Union are set to meet on Friday and Saturday in Buenos Aries, Argentina as part of the G20 summit.  This year,

Georgians are voting to pick their next president in a tight election runoff after an inconclusive first round last month which left the ruling party in disarray. Polls opened across the former Soviet nation

A demonstration by Afghans outside the United Nations in Geneva is a reminder for the Afghan president of the urgency of ending the violence back home. The protest coincides with a two-day international conference on

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump’s administration has told Israel that it will present its long-awaited Middle East peace plan early next year, Israel’s UN envoy said Tuesday. Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon told journalists

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump’s administration has told Israel that it will present its long-awaited Middle East peace plan early next year, Israel’s UN envoy said Tuesday. Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon told journalists

TUNIS: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Tunisia on Tuesday where he was received by President Beji Caid Essebsi. On arrival, Prince Mohammed said the Tunisian people have a special place in the hearts

The pilots of a Lion Air plane that crashed into the sea shortly after take-off struggled to fly the jet because some of the aircraft's automated systems had not been working properly for days