The UK parliament has authorised Prime Minister Theresa May to reopen negotiations with the European Union to replace a controversial Irish border guarantee within her Brexit deal, in a move that immediately received a

QAMISHLI, SYRIA: Daesh fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with their wives and children, forcing a US-backed militia to slow its advance to protect civilians, the militia said on

QAMISHLI, SYRIA: Daesh fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with their wives and children, forcing a US-backed militia to slow its advance to protect civilians, the militia said on

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s security chief has ordered the release of people detained during weeks of anti-government protests, the Information Ministry said on Tuesday, as demonstrations continued in several cities. The ministry was confirming reports by activists

The UN has said it is "deeply concerned about the protracted and extremely violent attack" on Palestinians in the village of al-Mugheir in the occupied West Bank. Hamdi Naasan, 38-year-old father of four, succumbed to

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and his cabinet, according to the official news agency Wafa, in a move seen as a bid by Abbas to strengthen

At least five migrants have died and more than 130 missing after two boats capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. According to a statement released by the

Sudan's intelligence chief has ordered the release of all detainees held during the weeklong protests that rocked the North African country. Tuesday's announcement came amid increasing international criticism of Khartoum's handling of the ongoing

International observers, who have documented division, displacement and violence in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank since 1997, are going home. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to extend the

BEIRUT: This week will be decisive in efforts to form a new government in Lebanon, prime minister-designate Saad Al-Hariri said on Tuesday, adding he was “cautiously optimistic.”Rival parties have been negotiating to form a