Muslim World League head urges faith leaders to travel to Jerusalem seeking peace AMMAN: In an unprecedented move, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League (MWL), has called on faith leaders to

JERUSALEM: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been sidelined, isolated and humiliated by the US administration. But the embattled Palestinian leader may have the final say in determining the fate of the White House’s long-awaited

The Chinese government has remained tight-lipped on the disappearance of International Criminal Political Investigation (Interpol) Chief Meng Hongwei on a trip to China. His disappearance was made public on Friday, when French authorities said they

Two Cameroonian opposition parties have agreed to form a coalition in an effort to dislodge six-term President Paul Biya in Sunday's presidential polls. The announcement on Friday confirms rumours of an opposition manoeuver to

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Japan as part of his three-day East Asia tour aiming to make progress on convincing North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. Pompeo arrived in Tokyo

Hungary has ordered a Ukrainian consul to leave the country within 72 hours amid an escalating diplomatic row over Ukraine's proposed language laws and Hungary's issuance of passports to ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine. "Ukraine's Ambassador

BEIRUT: The families of Druze hostages held by Daesh rallied for a third day on Friday to demand action by the Syrian regime to free them, witnesses said. The terrorists abducted around 30 people

BEIRUT: The families of Druze hostages held by Daesh rallied for a third day on Friday to demand action by the Syrian regime to free them, witnesses said. The terrorists abducted around 30 people

NEW YORK: While Syria’s regime is encouraging refugees to return to their war-wracked country, the UN’s top official there said that the millions who fled need to evaluate for themselves whether it’s safe and

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Sitting in a small and airless living room on the edge of northern Rio de Janeiro's winding Acari favela, Christian Lucas Fonseca's mother says she is worried. "There's no opportunity for