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Lebanese anti-government protesters burn tires during a demonstration in the northern city of Tripoli on January 14, 2020, to denounce the political deadlock and a crippling economic crisis. © Ibrahim Chalhoub, AFP Lebanese protesters blocked several roads around the capital of Beirut and in other areas of the country on Tuesday in renewed rallies against the […]

AA File Photo Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu discussed the latest developments in the Middle East with his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo by phone Sunday. Pompeo “reiterated the need for NATO to play a greater role in the region and stressed the U.S. commitment to the U.N.-facilitated peace process in Syria,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus […]

Reuters screengrab of Mali forces during training. © REUTERS French President Emmanuel Macron will on Monday host counterparts from five Sahel countries seeking more backing in the fight against a murderous jihadist uprising even as France’s military role is being questioned. Recent tensions between France and Sahel governments could make for a tricky exchange at the six-way talks in the […]

Volcanic lightning is seen as Taal Volcano spews ash yesterday. Particles of volcanic ash generate static electricity when they collide within the plume. MANILA, Philippines — Thousands were evacuated, flights at the NAIA were suspended and there are no classes today in Metro Manila, Cavite and parts of Batangas and Laguna after Taal Volcano exploded […]

Fighters loyal to the UN-recognised GNA gather at the front line south of Tripoli [File: Mahmud Turkia/AFP] Since renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on Libya’s capital Tripoli in April, the conflict in the North African country has ground to a standstill. After months of fighting, forces aligned with the United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord […]

Passengers’ belongings are seen after the Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airportImage Credit: Reuters Tehran: Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in Iran’s capital, Tehran, to vent anger at officials, calling them liars for having denied shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane. A large crowd of students […]

AA Photo Crisis-hit Lebanon Saturday said it “regrets” being among the seven countries stripped by the United Nations of voting privileges in the General Assembly for failing to pay their dues. On Friday, the United Nations said that seven countries – Lebanon, Yemen, Venezuela, Central African Republic, Gambia, Lesotho and Tonga – have fallen behind […]

His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour was sworn in on Saturday, the 15th of Jumada al Ula 1441, January 11, 2020, at a joint session of the Council of Oman and the Defence Council in implementation of the provision of Article 7 of the Basic Law of the State. Upon His Majesty the […]

A Pakistani examines the site of Friday’s bomb explosion inside a mosque in Quetta, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. (AP Photo) Pakistani officials raised the death toll from a mosque bombing in the country’s southwest to 15 people on Saturday, as the Daesh terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attack. The powerful explosion ripped through […]