BAGHDAD: Forming a government in Iraq is never easy. There are endless negotiations, hand-written letters are passed between partners and rivals, while aides shuffle between Baghdad’s party headquarters.  But the prime minister designate’s attempt

People are fleeing the city of Derna, which is besieged by a self-declared army battling to control the oil-rich region. Many families are now in Tripoli seeking help, some are relying on government aid

Qatari-bought fuel arrived at the Gaza Strip's only power station after entering through Israel, sources said, in a bid to alleviate conditions in the besieged enclave and stem any escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence.  A

The wife of the former Interpol president who disappeared in China has revealed that she had received a threatening phone call warning of Chinese agents coming for her in France. In an exclusive interview

Not everyone in Turkey is aware of the world-famous case that happened on their doorstep when Saudi journalist and government critic Jamal Khashoggi disappeared in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate. For a number of Arab

Temperatures could rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius as early as 2030 if global warming continues at its current pace and the world fails to take rapid and unprecedented measures to stem the increase, experts

NIAMEY: Algeria must immediately stop collective expulsions of African migrants across its border with Niger, a UN report said, after rights groups accused Algiers of rounding up and expelling thousands of people to the

NIAMEY: Algeria must immediately stop collective expulsions of African migrants across its border with Niger, a UN report said, after rights groups accused Algiers of rounding up and expelling thousands of people to the

CAIRO: Egyptian security forces killed 10 militants in a   “pre-emptive strike” against extremist strongholds in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday. Police said they raided an abandoned farm near El-Arish after receiving intelligence that militants

On November 6, voters across the United States will head to the ballot box in elections slated as a test for right-wing President Donald Trump.  The midterm elections follow two years of increasing hostility