Druze fighters had pushed out rival armed factions from the city on Saturday, a monitor said, after the government ordered...
Armed tribes supported by Syria's Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland on Friday, a day...
Algiers, Algeria--France said Sunday it had ended months of tensions over a visa dispute with Algeria, just days after Paris and...According to a statement, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, on a visit to the capital Algiers, announced a return "to a normal consular relationship" with Algeria
In September 2021, Paris reduced visa quotas to its former colonies of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, in a bid to encourage the countries to cooperate against irregular migration
- Kirkuk, Iraq-- At least seven members of Iraq's federal police were killed Sunday during an attack near Kirkuk in the country's...
In Baghdad, an official from the Ministry of Interior confirmed the attack, saying seven police, including one officer, were killed.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack
- Some manuscripts date from the early Abbasid era, while some seventh-century calligraphy boards in Kufic script were written on parchment...
In a country that bears scars of decades of conflict and has seen antiquities and cultural heritage regularly plundered, the House of Manuscripts' collection has managed to survive
The House of Manuscripts signed a partnership with the BNF, following financial support from the Aliph Foundation, which works to protect cultural heritage in conflict zones
- Hamouri, 37, had been held under a controversial practice known as administrative detention, which allows suspects to be detained for...
An Israeli military court sentenced Hamouri, who holds French citizenship, to administrative detention in March, accused him of being a member of PFLP
Arab-Israeli lawmaker Aida Touma-Sliman on Saturday wrote to Defence Minister Benny Gantz in an appeal to prevent Hamouri's removal
- Observers had warned the COP15 talks aimed at sealing a "peace pact for nature" risked collapse due to disagreement over...
Delegates are working to roll back the destruction and pollution that threaten an estimated one million plant and animal species with extinction
Major goals in the draft under discussion include a cornerstone pledge to protect 30 percent of the world's land and oceans by 2030
Tunis, Tunisia--Tunisians on Saturday overwhelmingly boycotted an election for a new parliament which will have virtually no authority following a...Opposition groups boycotted the election, saying it was part of a "coup" against the only democracy to have emerged from the 2011 uprisings across the region
Inflation is around 10 percent, and frequent shortages of milk, sugar and petrol are fuelling a growing wave of emigration
On the eve of UN nuclear monitors visit to the country, Iran disclosed that its uranium enrichment capacity has increased...IAEA said that a technical team will visit Iran on Sunday to try to resolve a deadlock over the detection of traces of radioactive material at sites not declared
Under the 2015 deal, Iran agreed to restrict its enrichment of uranium to just under four percen
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran has arrested the lawyer of two female journalists jailed after covering the death in custody of...The Islamic republic has been rocked by protests since Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on September 16 after her arrest
The arrest brings to 25 the number of lawyers detained in connection to the protests, according to the reformist daily
Germany plans to open four more government-funded LNG terminals over the next few months as well as a private terminal...LNG terminals allow for the import by sea of natural gas which has been chilled and turned into a liquid to make it easier to transport.
Until now, Germany had no LNG terminals and relied on cheap gas delivered through pipelines from Russia for 55 percent of its supply.
BENGALURU, INDIA - The UAE participated in the first Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting within the G20 Finance Track, which...Held for the first time under India’s G20 presidency in Bengaluru, the meeting sought to discuss the work plan for FWG in 2023.
The meeting was also attended by G20 members, invited countries and representatives from international organizations.
