A former French Army commander has revealed new details of a foiled military coup that was planned against Qatar by the now-blockading countries in the region in February 1996. In an interview with Al

Originally opened as a glitzy VIP accommodation for the 1984 Winter Olympics, the Holiday Inn was the ground zero of the siege of Sarajevo in the 1990's and became a fortress for the world's

Only half of the asylum seekers who were part of a caravan travelling to the United States have managed to enter the country. The rest are waiting to cross into the US at the

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JERUSALEM: The United Nations and the Palestinian Authority on Monday appealed for $350 million in humanitarian relief for Palestinians next year, saying that they needed more but had to be realistic in the face

NABLUS, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces destroyed the home of a Palestinian accused of killing two Israelis, in an army raid that triggered clashes overnight Monday, an AFP journalist said.Three people were injured by rubber

Clashes in Nigeria between farmers and semi-nomadic herders have killed more than 3,600 people since 2016, according to Amnesty International. In a report released on Monday, the human rights group said that more than

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Officials in Qatar revealed the design for Lusail Stadium, the venue at which the opening and final games of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place. The 80,000-capacity venue will be the largest

Things are expected to change dramatically for Mexico's over two million domestic workers following a recent Supreme Court ruling. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court made it mandatory to enrol domestic workers in the