Lebanon's Saad Hariri arrives for trial of Hezbollah agents accused of killing father THE HAGUE:  Saad Hariri, Lebanon's premier-designate, arrived in the Netherlands on Monday to attend the final stage of the trial of

JEDDAH: The Supreme Military Committee of Chiefs of Staff in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states started its 15th meeting on Monday with the participation of all members. The meeting comes as a

Washington, DC - The Trump administration's decision to shut down the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington, DC is "denying the Palestinians as people" and further jeopardising the peace process, analysts warn. White

President John Magufuli has advised Tanzanian couples to stop using contraceptive methods, saying that the country needs more people, according to local media reports. "Those going for family planning are lazy ... they are

Antakya, Turkey - In the days that followed last week's summit in Tehran between Russia, Iran and Turkey on the fate of Syria's Idlib province, the last rebel bastion in the war-ravaged country, the

Greenland's government has struck a deal with Denmark over funding for upgrades to three airports on the Arctic island, a project of strategic interest to a number of international players including China and the United States. Danish

One child living in a warzone may die of hunger every minute. That's the startling assessment from the UK-based charity Save The Children. The group released a report on the use of hunger as

BASRA: Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi sought to ease tensions in southern Iraq  on Monday with a visit to Basra, rocked by deadly protests over alleged corruption and government neglect. At least 14 demonstrators were

Bahrain’s King Hamad has set a November 24 date for Bahrain’s parliamentary elections, after issuing a Royal Order No. 36 of 2018 concerning the date of election and nomination for membership of the Council

TRIPOLI: Suspected Daesh suicide bombers stormed the headquarters of Libya’s National Oil Company on Monday and killed at least two people, officials said. An oil company official, who asked not to be named, said