BEIRUT: Lebanon appeared to move closer to forming a new government on Wednesday after months of wrangling, with politicians from rival political factions indicating they believed it would happen this week.Lebanon urgently needs a

HEBRON, West Bank: Palestinians in Hebron accused Israel on Tuesday of trying to rid the flashpoint city of witnesses to its actions in the occupied West Bank by ejecting a foreign observer force that

HEBRON, West Bank: Palestinians in Hebron accused Israel on Tuesday of trying to rid the flashpoint city of witnesses to its actions in the occupied West Bank by ejecting a foreign observer force that

At least 12 people have been killed as heavy rain caused havoc in Saudi Arabia this week, according to the kingdom’s civil defence authority. The heavy downpours hit mainly the western and northwestern parts

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called top US intelligence chiefs "extremely passive and naive" on Iran and dismissed their assessments of the threat posed by North Korea a day after they contradicted his

Security forces briefly detained the daughter of Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi, her family said, as authorities continue to press ahead with a crackdown on the weeklong protests. Two security vehicles belonging to the

A Turkish court has convicted an employee of a United States consulate for "aiding a terrorist organisation", but released him because of the time served, Turkish state-run media reported. Turkey's Anadolu Agency said the

The rugby league season gets under way in its European heartlands of England and France on Thursday. Elsewhere, the sport is facing a crisis. Greece is on the verge of qualifying for their first-ever

HEBRON, West Bank: Palestinians in Hebron accused Israel on Tuesday of trying to rid the flashpoint city of witnesses to its actions in the occupied West Bank by ejecting a foreign observer force that

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was one of hundreds of targets of a sophisticated intelligence operation by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to spy on perceived opponents, Reuters news agency reported.