AMMAN: Jordan’s waqf minister has slammed the Israeli government for barring a top cleric from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque,  Islam’s third-holiest site, for 40 days. Jordanian Minister of Waqf Abdel Naser Abu Basel described the

CAIRO: The Egyptian government has approved tough new laws to fight terrorism in the wake of recent deadly attacks in the country. One of the latest key changes to the legislation will see a

ABU DHABI: A high-profile meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has pledged its commitment to establishing an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital.Delegates at the 46th

Algiers, Algeria - The campaign manager of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been facing nearly two weeks of protests demanding him to not seek a fifth term, says the ailing leader will call for early

Just as students across Algeria on Sunday began gathering once again to demand their country's president step down, thousands of kilometres away, on the other side of the Mediterranean, their compatriots were also getting ready

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has pledged not to serve a full term if re-elected at April polls following huge protests against his bid to extend his 20 years in power.     The ailing leader on

The US House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee will seek documents from more than 60 people and organisations as it begins investigations into possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by President Donald Trump,

For the first time in five years, Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have been allowed to cross over into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing to begin their initial stage of a pilgrimage to

GAZA CITY: Some 800 Palestinians crossed Sunday from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on the initial stage of a minor pilgrimage to Makkah known as the “umrah,” the first time since 2014 Egyptian authorities

GAZA CITY: Some 800 Palestinians crossed Sunday from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on the initial stage of a minor pilgrimage to Makkah known as the “Umrah,” the first time since 2014 Egyptian authorities