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Israel has detained 115 Palestinians in the first well of Ramadan, the Palestine Centre for Prisoner Studies revealed yesterday. In a report the organisation said Israeli occupation forces had intensified...

Saudi Arabia's decision to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has been met with much debate and controversy over how close the kingdom is getting to China and Russia. Riyadh...

The European Commission's Transport Unit chief, Henrik Hololei, has been transferred to another post, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. The transfer comes after a row over several Qatar-paid trips Hololei...

Russia is reportedly attempting to persuade Iraq to reopen its airspace to the Russian military, in an effort to gain easier and cheaper access to eastern Syria. According to...

A high-ranking official from an international private energy company headquartered in Istanbul and five others were arrested in Turkiye after being accused of espionage during a critical time for...

United Arab Emirates appointed a new Vice President, two deputy rulers and a Crown Prince for Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, state media reported, Reuters reports. Mansour Bin Zayed will...

Israel's far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Wednesday gave a US call for Tel Aviv to drop controversial judicial overhaul plans, saying Israel "is not another star on...

Canada has announced its intention to introduce legislation to eradicate forced labour from its supply chains

Israel has not met eligibility requirements to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the US State Department said on Wednesday, after Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he...

Robert Ford, the last US Ambassador to Syria said the United States' support for the PKK terrorist group and its Syrian offshoot, the YPG, in Syria prevails as a...

Sudan will need to import 3.5 million tonnes of wheat this year because of a 30 per cent drop in the projected local harvest after farmers switched to planting...

The British government has laid out the details of a plan which requires asylum seekers and migrants to be placed in former military barracks, barges and ships as it...

The Hijab Plan is in response to mass protests that have rocked the country since Mahsa Amini died while in police custody in September 2022. Amini was detained for breaching the country's dress code

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, passed temporary legislation last night that allows police officers to conduct house searches for illegal weapons without a warrant, particularly in Arab communities, Haaretz has...

Egypt expects to raise its allocation for food subsidies by 20 per cent and for petroleum products by 24 per cent in the 2023-24 fiscal year, according to a...

Switzerland went on to beat Israel 3-0 in the Euro 2024 qualifiers

Israeli occupation authorities have continued to restrict Palestinian access to Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan, while settler incursions continue and the allotted time increased by 30 minutes....

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, voiced confidence on Wednesday that he would find compromise with the political opposition over his judicial overhaul after the contested reforms drew a strong reproach from US President Joe...

The demand for arms has continued to increase among illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank since the formation of the extreme far-right government led by Benjamin Netanyahu....

Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron has warned that the planned judicial overhaul which the coalition government seeks to introduce will have a negative effect on the economy, stressing...

A total of 545 historical buildings in Istanbul, Turkiye have been restored to resist earthquakes following the 1999 Izmit earthquake, Anadolu News Agency reports. The General Directorate of Foundations...

The Sultanate of Oman and Trinidad and Tobago have taken a significant step towards strengthening their relations by signing a joint statement on the establishment of diplomatic relations, reported...

Migrants in the UK could be moved out of hotels into ferries, former military bases and barges, local media reported on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. UK's Immigration Minister,...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning about the increasing number of Israeli attacks against medical staff in hospitals and other medical institutions in the occupied West...

Israeli has enhanced its capacity for spying on its neighbours after successfully launching a new version of its Ofek spy satellite today. The launch, planned months in advance, was...

Saudi Arabia has moved a step closer to joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a powerful regional bloc led by China and Russia, Anadolu News Agency reports. The Cabinet...

Israeli government coalition and opposition parties have held their first meeting over judicial reform compromise, according to President Isaac Herzog's office, Anadolu News Agency reports. Participants of Tuesday evening's...

American Professor Lara Sheehi has been cleared of allegations of anti-Semitism filed in a letter of complaint by the notorious anti-Palestinian lobby group StandWithUs. Sheehi is assistant professor of...

The German state of Berlin will allow Muslim teachers to wear headscarves, authorities confirmed on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Headscarves and wearing of religious symbols by teachers will...

India has formally requested Iraq renovate a historic Sikh temple, or gurdwara, which was built in the memory of the faith's founder Guru Nanak who once visited Baghdad as...

Tunisian human rights organisations reported that the authorities have rejected recommendations made by 112 countries relating to freedom of expression, judicial independence and the trial of civilians in military...

Four-year-old Londoner, Adam Abdullah, has set himself a highly original Ramadan challenge by giving a new twist to the ice bucket challenge which became a craze nearly a decade...