Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said his country was ready to receive international aid following a meeting with the Red Cross chief, as the Latin American nation plunged into a new round of blackouts. "We

Vladimir Putin has asked the international community to help develop the Northern Sea Route which connects the Arctic from the Far East to the West. The Russian president spoke at the 5th International Arctic

JERUSALEM: Israelis began voting in an election on Tuesday that could hand conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a record fifth term or see him dethroned by an ex-general who has pledged clean government and

DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said they will produce IR8 advanced centrifuges as part of the country’s nuclear program if the US continued to impose pressure. He defended the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Algeria’s parliament has officially confirmed Senate President Abdelkader Bensalah as acting head of state for the next 90 days replacing Abdelaziz Bouteflika who ruled the country for nearly two decades. The move on Tuesday

Jerusalem - Israelis are voting on Tuesday to choose the next party to lead the 21st Knesset in an election that pits incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against Benny Gantz, former army chief of staff,

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said some “organized crime” had been carried out during last week’s election for Istanbul mayor when results showed his ruling AKP candidate narrowly lost the race.The

The European Union said that it extended sanctions of Iran until April 2020 in response to "serious human rights violation." The sanctions include a travel ban and an asset freeze against 82 people and

On April 4, Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar announced in a voice recording circulated online that he was launching a military campaign to take over the capital, Tripoli. His media office then released a video purporting

Rising unemployment in Iraq is provoking growing demands – particularly by young people - for government action. The International Monetary Fund says youth unemployment is more than double the government's official rate of 20