Doctors in Madagascar are blaming a shortage of vaccines for their struggle to contain the worst measles outbreak in decades. Close to 1,000 people - mostly children - have died of the disease in

TUNIS: Forces from eastern Libya who have swept through the south and taken control of remaining oilfields in recent weeks have now reinforced a base in the centre of the country and signalled to

TUNIS: Forces from eastern Libya who have swept through the south and taken control of remaining oilfields in recent weeks have now reinforced a base in the centre of the country and signalled to

The Human Rights Information and Training Center in Yemen exposed thousands of violations and crimes committed by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Taiz since the start of Yemen’s war, Saudi press agency reported Friday.

United States talent agency Endeavor has returned a $400m investment fund to Saudi Arabia and cancelled its contract with the kingdom over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the New York Times reported.

While the world is electing more women into politics and women's protests taking centre stage in recent years, many say issues of violence, discrimination and underrepresentation remain roadblocks in the fight for gender equality. Phumzile

Lebanon's Hezbollah movement has called for donations from its popular base because it says it is coming under financial pressure as a result of Western sanctions.  Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's appeal on Friday came after Britain announced

Rallies across Turkey have urged the international community to take immediate action for the release of women and children in Syrian prisons. Friday's events, organised on the occasion of International Women's Day by several

Nigerians are voting on Saturday to elect governors and state assembly members, two weeks after Muhammadu Buhari secured a second term in a delayed presidential vote. Elections for governors are being held in 29 of

CAIRO: The chairman of the Arab Council for Childhood and Development (ACCD), Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz bin Talal, has praised the role of the council in monitoring and dealing with child labor in Arab