DUBAI: Iran’s health minister has resigned over proposed budget cuts, the official news agency IRNA reported, amid an economic crisis wrought by the reimposition of US sanctions on Tehran.IRNA said on Thursday President Hassan

India has rejected US President Donald Trump's comments mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, saying New Delhi has provided $3bn in development assistance to the war-torn country. The US president

Sudan's largest opposition groups have called for a fresh wave of protests to demand that President Omar al-Bashir step down, as the longtime ruler made another attempt to stem popular discontent by promising wage

As the partial US government shutdown entered its 13th day, presumptive Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi hit back at US President Donald Trump, saying there is "no amount of persuasion" he could use

Dhaka, Bangladesh - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's astronomical victory in Bangladesh's general elections, analysts and opposition leaders say, will turn the South Asian country into a "one-party state". The Grand Alliance led by the ruling

2018 was a difficult year for people living in the besieged Gaza Strip. Palestinians rose up against Israel's blockade and the difficult conditions it imposed on them in weekly protests that have continued throughout

BEIRUT: With the end of the holiday period, Lebanese politicians have revived efforts to form a government before the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit in Beirut on Jan. 16-18. The Maronite Patriarchate’s media

Two gunmen commited suicide in Tunisia after exchanging fire with security forces in the city of Jilma, located some 250 kilometres south of the capital Tunis. An interior ministry statement on Thursday said the assailants

The annual Calabar Carnival in southern Nigeria used to be a month-long event, featuring mountain races, cultural displays and even beauty pageants. However, the ongoing economic turmoil has forced the organisers to make adjustments

Pyongyang's acting ambassador and his family are reportedly seeking asylum in a Western country.