Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has said protesters in the country are trying to imitate the 2011 Arab Spring and blamed unidentified outside groups for trying to destabilise the region. During a visit to Cairo on

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected calls by European nations to hold early elections, calling the opposition leader's self-declaration as president constitutionally null. "Nobody can give us an ultimatum," Maduro said in an interview

BEIRUT: The chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has warned Israel against continuing strikes in Syria targeting mainly Iranian positions, saying it could fuel war in the region.Israel’s army has since 2013 claimed hundreds of

SARAJEVO: Toys, house keys and diaries hang suspended from the ceiling or sit on plain white pedestals at Sarajevo’s War Childhood Museum in a simple tribute to the children living in the shadow of

BEIRUT: The chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has warned Israel against continuing strikes in Syria targeting mainly Iranian positions, saying it could fuel war in the region.Israel’s army has since 2013 claimed hundreds of

Post offices in Gaza are distributing financial aid donated by Qatar to 94,000 Palestinian families. The money is part of an informal deal with Israel, negotiated by the UN, and that was agreed to

A prominent anti-government "yellow vest" activist was badly injured in the eye after being hit by a rubber bullet used by the French police, his lawyer has said. Philippe de Veulle, the lawyer of Jerome Rodrigues,

Nearly two million South Koreans have gone fishing for their annual ice fishing festival in Hwacheon County, close to the border with North Korea. It is hoped the political thaw on the peninsula will

More protests are planned in Sudan against President Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule. Demonstrations began almost six weeks ago over demands for basic life necessities, as well as the rise in the price of bread.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, after the country banned Israeli athletes from participating. The championships, a qualifier for the 2020