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  • March 15, 2017

    70,000 South Sudan refugees escape to Sudan

    More than 70,000 South Sudanese refugees have arrived in the Sudan since the beginning of February pushing the total close to 100,000, the Sudanese Aid Commissioner has said. The...

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  • March 15, 2017

    16,000 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy this year

    The Italian Interior Ministry said yesterday that the number of illegal immigrants who had arrived in the country has increased to reach nearly 16,000 immigrants since the beginning of...

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  • March 15, 2017

    Middle East leads the field at London Book Fair awards

    The Middle Eastern region, and the Arab world in particular, lead the way in the number of awards swept up at a prestigious international book fair last night, claiming...

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  • March 15, 2017

    ‘If Turkey-EU deal fails, 200,000 refugees will come to Greece’

    Some 200,000 refugees and migrants would flock to Greece if the agreement between Turkey and the European Union collapses, the Vice President of the New Democracy (ND) party, Adonis...

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  • March 15, 2017

    Dozens killed as suicide bomber strikes Damascus

    Dozens of people were reported to have been killed or injured by a suicide bomber at a Damascus court building today, state media has reported. No further details were...

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  • March 15, 2017

    Arab League chief arrives in Iraqi capital

    Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul-Gheit arrived in the Iraqi capital Baghdad today for talks with Iraqi officials, according to an Iraqi source. Abul-Gheit arrived in Baghdad for a one-day...

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  • March 15, 2017

    Iraq kills Daesh commander, captures Mosul bridge

    Iraqi government forces killed the Daesh commander of Mosul’s Old City yesterday as the battle for the militants’ last stronghold in Iraq continued, with Iraqi forces also successfully capturing...

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  • March 15, 2017

    Out of the UNHRC, US will not be able to ‘shield’ Israel

    The US has threatened to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council unless it undertakes “considerable reform”, a letter obtained by Foreign Policy has revealed. In the letter, which...

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  • March 15, 2017

    Egypt military source denies deployment of Russian troops in Egypt

    An Egyptian official military source yesterday denied what he described as “allegations” reported by Western media about the deployment of Russian special forces in an Egyptian airbase near the...

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  • March 15, 2017

    US: Moscow deployed forces to Egypt

    The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed yesterday it did not have special forces in Egypt after a US official and Egyptian diplomatic sources told Reuters Moscow appeared to have deployed...

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