BEIRUT: The powerful Lebanese Shi'ite militia Hezbollah believes a solution to be "very close" for the country's impasse over forming a new government, one of its senior officials said on Wednesday, following nearly eight

JERUSALEM: With little resistance from a friendly White House, Israel has launched a new settlement push in the West Bank since President Donald Trump took office, laying the groundwork for what could be the

JEDDAH: Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar Al-Iryani on Tuesday praised the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) for revealing the misuse and theft of food aid by Houthi militia, who have been accused of distributing aid to

French President Emmanuel Macron had no shortage of challenges last year. Perceived as being out of touch, anger with his government came to a head with often violent "yellow vest" protests, which have continued.

There is growing pressure on Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to expand illegal settlements as he launches his re-election bid. Last week, Israel announced plans to extend an existing settlement located south of Bethlehem.

At least six people have been killed and 16 others injured in a train accident on a bridge linking Denmark's central islands of Zealand and Funen, according to train operator, Danish Railways (DSB). The incident

The Lebanese Shia movement, Hezbollah, believes a solution to the country's political impasse is "very close", a senior official in the organisation said. "We believe the solution is very close," said Mahmoud Qamati, deputy

The stories spill out in the sitting rooms of Catholic convents, where portraits of Jesus keep watch and fans spin quietly overhead. They spill out in church meeting halls bathed in fluorescent lights, and

SHARBOTY SAGHIRA, Iraq: Dark skies were threatening rain over an Iraqi Kurdistan village, but one woman refused to budge from outside a house where two girls were at risk of female genital mutilation.“I know

JEDDAH: Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar Al-Iryani on Tuesday praised the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) for revealing the misuse and theft of food aid by Houthi militia, who have been accused of distributing aid to