A system moving north toward the Yucatán Peninsula and west of Cuba is likely to become the 24th named storm of the season. The system is not very strong now, but the National Hurricane

Trump adviser predicts more Arab and Muslim countries will sign deals with Israel As many as seven Arab or Muslim countries are likely to follow the lead set by the UAE and Bahrain by

Protests erupted in several parts of India after a 19-year-old gang-rape victim from the Dalit community was cremated against the wishes of her family.Protests have erupted in several parts of India after the body

SEOUL: South Korea said Tuesday that a government official slain by North Korean sailors wanted to defect, concluding that the man, who had gambling debts, swam against unfavorable currents with the help of a

Hanan Ashrawi, a Ramallah-based member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee and popular English language voice for the Palestinian cause in the US, urged American Arabs to “mobilize” and set aside their

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The neighboring former Soviet republics have long been at odds over the territory -- which is situated within the borders of Azerbaijan -- and fought a war over it that finished in 1994.Despite the

CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi warned on Sunday against attempts to stoke instability in the country, following a recent spate of scattered and small-scale anti-government protests.“Some people have been trying in recent weeks

TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday authorized the country’s provinces to impose lockdowns wherever necessary to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus cases.“We are forced to intensify regulations and supervisions, starting in the

ANKARA: Turkish authorities on Friday issued arrest warrants for 82 people, including a mayor, over pro-Kurdish protests six years ago, officials and local media said.The warrants relate to October 2014 protests in Turkey sparked