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January 17, 2018

Iranian oil tanker wreck produces 2 slicks in East China Sea

An Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea has left two oil slicks covering a combined 109 square kms (42 square miles), the Chinese government said...

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January 17, 2018

Britain to put women at heart of peace work in Iraq, Nigeria and South Sudan

Britain announced on Tuesday it would be putting girls and women at the heart of its work to end conflict in nine countries including Iraq, Nigeria and South Sudan,...

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January 17, 2018

US withholds $65m in Palestinian aid after Trump threat

The United States on Tuesday said it would withhold about half the initial aid it planned to give a UN agency that serves the Palestinians, two weeks after President...

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January 16, 2018

Iran's leader accuses Saudis of 'treason' against Muslims

Iran’s supreme leader accused Saudi rulers on Tuesday of committing “treason” against Muslims by aligning themselves with the United States and Israel. Addressing parliamentary representatives from Islamic countries gathered...

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January 16, 2018

Prominent Tunisian intellectual: France, UAE support 'counter-revolution'

Prominent Tunisian intellectual Abu Yarub al-Marzouki on Tuesday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France of attempting to undermine security and stability in his country. “They are both...

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January 16, 2018

UN: 3 million children born into Yemeni war

More than three million children have been born in Yemen since the escalation in violence in March 2015, UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday. A UNICEF report entitled...

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January 16, 2018

Aid agencies: Yemen could face famine in 2018

Already battered by three years of war, Yemen is in danger of tipping into famine in 2018 if fighting continues to disrupt imports of food aid, aid agencies warned....

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January 16, 2018

Iran says planned US-backed force inside Syria would fan war

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday a new US-backed, 30,000-strong force inside Syria constituted a breach of international law and Syrian sovereignty, joining Syria, Turkey and Russia in...

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January 16, 2018

Jordan, Greece and Cyprus say more support needed to states on refugee frontline

Greece, Jordan and Cyprus called for more effective support to countries on the frontline of the Middle East refugee crisis on Tuesday and pledged to deepen cooperation on a host of issues...

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January 16, 2018

Snow fall in Turkey

Women walk with their children during the snowfall in Turkey...

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