JEDDAH: Syria exploded into new violence on Sunday with an Israeli airstrike on a military base near Damascus, a rocket attack aimed at the occupied Golan Heights, and bombings in the capital and the

Colombia's President Ivan Duque has led a demonstration in the capital Bogota, condemning Thursday's car bomb attack that killed 21 people. The government blames Colombia's last remaining rebel group, the ELN, for carrying out

The partial government shutdown in the United States has entered its 30th day and in a few more, thousands of American workers will miss their second paycheck. President Donald Trump attacked Democrats for rejecting

The Israeli military says it is carrying out overnight strikes on Iranian targets in Syria, while Syrian state media is reporting that the country's air defences have shot down "hostile targets". "We have started

China's economy expanded by 6.6 percent last year, according to official data. That's the slowest growth rate in 28 years. The figure released on Monday was in line with many economists' forecasts.  Economic activity

At least 13 people have been killed in southern Bolivia after a bus rolled over on a mountain road before tumbling over some 100 metres into a ravine, according to authorities. Another 26 people

KHARTOUM:  Sudanese police fired tear gas on Sunday at protesters ahead of a planned march on Parliament in Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum, witnesses said. Security forces were earlier deployed in large numbers

BEIRUT: Lebanon used an Arab economic summit on Sunday to urge the return of refugees to safe areas of Syria after eight years of war. President Michel Aoun told the meeting Lebanon was overwhelmed

BAGHDAD: Iraqi premier Adel Abdel Mahdi visited Basra on Sunday, his first trip as prime minister to the southern province where lagging services spawned a water crisis and deadly protests last summer.Abdel Mahdi’s office

The Israeli military says it is carrying out overnight strikes on Iranian targets in Syria, while the Syrian Arab News State Agency or SANA is reporting that the country's air defences have shot down