Portugal was also to recognize Palestinian statehood, as Israel came under huge international pressure over the war in Gaza where...
Hamas' armed wing published Saturday "farewell" photographs of most of the remaining hostages in Gaza, warning that Israel's assault on...
"We affirm our readiness to meet and talk with the Syrian government and with all Syrian parties to hold discussions...President Bashar al-Assad rejects the Kurdish administration in parts of Syria and accuses it of "separatism".
Several rounds of talks since 2018 between Damascus and the Kurds have failed to achieve any results.
Tunis, Tunisia - Fifteen Tunisian migrants are missing after their boat sank in the Mediterranean during an attempt to reach Europe,...The boat carrying 19 Tunisians sank Monday night, said a statement by Tunisia's National Guard, which oversees the coastguard.
Four migrants were rescued by a fisherman after the boat sank, while the search for the remaining 15 continued Wednesday morning.
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ - A former Iraqi religious official convicted of corruption has escaped police custody, prompting the arrest of more than...
Saad Qambash was once head of Iraq's Sunni Waqf, and had been jailed for four years earlier this month for fraud.
Investigating authorities had uncovered "documents" as evidence leading to the arrest of those involved.
Jakarta, Indonesia -- On motorcycles, cars, buses, planes or by boat, millions of Indonesians are travelling to their hometowns in the...This year marks the first "mudik", as the annual exodus is known, since Covid-19 restrictions were removed at the end of 2022 in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
Indonesia's transport ministry has predicted up to 123 million people will travel for Eid this year, up from 85 million estimated to have made the trip last year.
- India's population will be 1.4286 billion compared to China's 1.4257 billion at mid-year, the United Nations Population Fund's State of...
India has no recent official data on how many people it has because the census, due in 2021, was delayed due to coronavirus.
Critics say the government is deliberately delaying the census to hide data on contentious issues such as unemployment ahead of national elections next year.
- If China successfully mediates the Israel-Palestine peace talks, it will cement its status as a global peacemaker, a role that...
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has expressed readiness to help facilitate peace talks between Israel and Palestine
He made separate phone calls to Israeli and Palestinian foreign ministers, emphasizing China's push for peace talks
- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released on Tuesday a stark new assessment of 2022 data estimating 34 million Afghans...
Vast foreign subsidies were halted and aid programs dramatically cut back after the US-backed republic fell in 2021.
"Some have been compelled to sell their homes, land, or assets that generate income," the UNDP report said.
- NABLUS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Israeli forces shot and wounded seven people in a raid Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, the...
The Palestine health ministry reported "six minor injuries from live fire" reached Jenin governmental hospital.
There was no immediate confirmation of the identity of those wounded in Jenin, a hotbed for Palestinian armed groups.
"The technical committees are now doing their work in this context, and it is expected that there will be exchange...The two countries re-established relations in Jan 2021, after the UAE took part in a nearly four-year Gulf blockade of Qatar, but they are yet to restore the diplomatic missions.
Opening the embassies would be just the latest in a series of reconciliatory steps for Gulf relations since heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran moved to restore ties last month.
- The Syrian president met with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Damascus. This is the first visit to...
Assad was politically isolated in the region since the conflict began but Saudi-Iran rapprochement has shifted regional relations.
Assad and Prince Faisal discussed steps to "achieve a comprehensive political settlement that... contributes to Syria's return to the Arab fold," the Saudi foreign ministry said.
