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May 14, 2017

Abbas in India for 4-day visit

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi today for a four-day official visit to India upon an invitation from Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. The Palestinian...

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May 14, 2017

Palestinians hold local election in West Bank

Palestinians living in Israel-occupied West Bank voted Saturday in the local election, which was boycotted by several Palestinian groups. Around 1,143,000 Palestinians are eligible to vote for representatives of...

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May 14, 2017

Yemen: Cholera outbreak reported in Sanaa prison

A cholera outbreak has been reported in a Houthi-run prison in Yemeni capital Sanaa, according to a local rights activist. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Sunday, Abdel-Rahman Berman said...

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May 14, 2017

Head of Algeria’s Islamic party threatens to resign

The head of Algeria’s largest Islamic party has threatened to resign if his movement decided to join the new government. “I will quit my post if the voted...

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May 14, 2017

Yusuf Islam lauds Turkey’s efforts to help refugees

British singer-songwriter and philanthropist Yusuf Islam has praised Turkey’s role in helping Syrian refugees, highlighting the fact that the West does not even come close to matching the country’s...

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May 14, 2017

Pope Francis prays for Yazidis as Iraqi troops advance in Mosul

Pope Francis called attention on Sunday to the plight of people affected by war and conflict in the Middle East as US-backed forces close in on Daesh militants in...

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May 14, 2017

Israel, Jordan trade blows over Jerusalem killing

Israel and Jordan have traded barbs over the death of a Jordanian man after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli police officer in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday. Muhammad al-Skaji,...

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May 14, 2017

2 Sudanese soldiers killed in Yemen

Two Sudanese soldiers were killed in fighting war-torn Yemen, the Sudanese army said late Saturday. In a statement, army spokesman Brigadier Ahmed Khalifa al-Shami said Sudanese forces had carried...

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May 14, 2017

Erdogan: New Silk Road to eradicate terrorism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the Belt and Road initiative of China as “against terrorism” adding that Turkey will give all kinds of support for it. Speaking at...

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May 14, 2017

Founder of Islamic movement in Israel dies

Arab-Israeli religious leaders have paid tribute to the founder of the influential Islamic Movement in Israel, who died Sunday morning at the age of 68. The organisation said, in...

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