London, United Kingdom – The UK's opposition Labour Party is pushing to launch contempt of Parliament proceedings against the government over its refusal to publish in full legal advice it received regarding British Prime

Al Jazeera's flagship programme, Witness, has won the prestigious Arts and Culture Story of the Year Award for its documentary Sudan's Forgotten Films. Independent filmmakers Suhaib Gasmelbari and Katharina Von Schroeder received the honour at

Qatar is leaving the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, the first Gulf country to pull out since joining more than half a century ago. Qatar plans to expand its role as

Two people, including a police officer, have been killed in northern India during violent protests by villagers over suspicions of cow slaughter, officials said.  Police said a crowd of about 400 people gathered after

A military court in the Gaza Strip has sentenced six Palestinians to death for allegedly collaborating with Israel. The court sentenced eight other defendants to prison for various periods in addition to hard labour.

Wounded Houthi rebels have been flown out of the Yemeni capital Sanaa for medical treatment to Oman on a United Nations plane. The flight for the Omani capital took off at 6pm local time (1500

Europe's football chief said he is against Spain and Portugal bidding for the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Morocco.  UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, who previously praised plans for a British Isles tournament, said he would

Millions flock to free tests as Egypt seeks to eradicate hepatitis C “I thought, ‘I should go too’,” Mabrouk said, speaking at a clinic in the Mit Nama village near Cairo Egypt is carrying

MIT NAMA: When Houaida Mabrouk heard about a government campaign that offers free hepatitis C screenings, she hesitated, afraid of testing positive. But after many from her community started visiting health clinics to get

BEIRUT: The US-led coalition against Daesh said Monday it killed a senior militant involved in the executions of an American aid worker and other Western hostages.Abu Al-Umarayn was involved in the November 2014 beheading