Thousands of people have attended funerals in Gaza for the Palestinians killed by Israeli forces on Friday. Seven people, including two young boys, died while protesting along Gaza's barrier fence with Israel. Al Jazeera's

JERUSALEM: Israel is prepared to open its side of the crossing point with Syria following the return of UN peacekeepers to the Golan Heights following a four-year absence, the army said.Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman

JERUSALEM: Israel is prepared to open its side of the crossing point with Syria following the return of UN peacekeepers to the Golan Heights following a four-year absence, the army said.Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman

DUBAI: Dubai International Airport released a statement on Sunday confirming that flights were operating as normal after a news report claiming the Houthi militia had launched a drone attack against the airport.“With regards to

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has urged parliament to "confirm the will of the majority" after "more than 90 percent" of referendum voters agreed to change the country's name. However, leader of Macedonia's main

Leader of the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region has accused Indian troops of shooting at his helicopter while it was flying close to the highly militarised Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border dividing the region.

The United Nations' latest attempt to bring the warring sides in the Yemen conflict to the table failed last week when Houthi rebels did not make it to Geneva, blaming travel restrictions. But the UN Special

Polls have closed in Kurdish parliamentary elections that were held a year after the semi-autonomous region's failed bid for independence from Iraq. Sunday's election saw hundreds of candidates vying for the 111 seats in the regional

Campaigning has started in Afghanistan for next month's parliamentary elections amid concerns that the much-delayed vote could be postponed again due to the uncertainty over new technology. The vote for the lower house of

Brazil’s outgoing President Michel Temer had promised to lift Latin America's largest economy from a deep recession. Although unemployment rates have fallen, the cuts in social programs have impacted poor Brazilians. Al Jazeera's Mariana