ISTANBUL: Turkey and the United States have agreed to complete their agreement on the Syrian town of Manbij by the time the full US withdrawal from Syria is completed, the state-owned Anadolu news agency

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is being criticised for calling on his compatriots to lose weight. In televised comments earlier this month, the general-turned-president railed about the number of overweight people he sees and

Hand-carved wooden mangers and statues made in Bethlehem are sought-after around the world. But the centuries-old trade is under threat because the Christian population is dwindling in the Israeli-occupied Holy Land. However, that is

Steady loud booms rupture the looping noise of the waves lapping the coast of Pandeglang province on Indonesia's Java island. The thumping sound could easily be mistaken for the wind - but it's not.

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Dhaka, Bangladesh - With less than a week remaining before Bangladesh's much anticipated parliamentary elections, the main opposition Jatiya Oikya Front (National Unity Front) has accused the government of carrying out mass arrests of

DAMASCUS: Damascus on Saturday night lit up its tallest Christmas tree in Abbasid Square amid joyous celebrations. A Christmas scout band paraded through a number of the capital’s neighborhoods, ending in the square, which

DAMASCUS: Damascus on Saturday night lit up its tallest Christmas tree in Abbasid Square amid joyous celebrations. A Christmas scout band paraded through a number of the capital’s neighborhoods, ending in the square, which

BETHLEHEM: Palestinian Christians celebrated Christmas despite Israeli restrictions. The city of Bethlehem adorned a Christmas tree in Manger Square, where the Church of the Nativity is located.  The square hosted a number of activities,

A tsunami has killed more than 370 people and injured hundreds on the shorelines of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, the latest disaster to hit the vast archipelago of more than 17,000 islands and