Iraq's prime minister says his country no longer requires American combat troops to fight the Islamic State group, but a formal time frame for their redeployment will depend on the outcome of talks with U.S. officials this week.
Mustafa al-Kadhimi (...)
One child is orphaned every 12 seconds due to a novel coronavirus (COVID-19)-associated death, according to new data from the World Bank.
The world has been closely tracking the death toll related to the virus, with official mortality counts now (...)
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck a sparsely populated area in the southern part of Iran on Sunday, state television reported.
Four rescue teams were deployed to the district of Khesht, a farming area of about 15,000 people, some 720 kilometers (...)
The U.N. humanitarian chief in Afghanistan appealed for $850 million Thursday to help the war-torn country cope with the impact of the Taliban offensive, protracted malnutrition for a third of the country, a severe drought, and the return of 627,000 (...)
The British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA) has held an event to bid farewell to Sir Geoffrey Adams, the UK's Ambassador to Egypt, who is stepping down from the role.
The event was attended by: Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance; Yehia Zaki, (...)
As many Asian countries battle their worst surge of COVID-19 infections, the slow-flow of vaccine doses from around the world is finally picking up speed, giving hope that low inoculation rates can increase and help blunt the effect of the rapidly (...)
A powerful roadside bomb targeting security forces killed two soldiers in southwest Pakistan, the military said Thursday, a sign of increasing violence in the region.
The overnight attack happened in Pasni, a district in the impoverished Baluchistan (...)
Taliban fighters on Wednesday said they have gained control over an important trade route linking Pakistan with southern Afghanistan, hours after Afghan forces surrendered the critical transit point to the Islamist hardline insurgent group.
Afghan (...)
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday become the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel, as its envoy hailed the trade and investment opportunities that closer ties would bring at a flag-raising ceremony also attended by Israel's (...)
Iran said on Wednesday it could enrich uranium up to 90% purity -- weapons grade -- if its nuclear reactors needed it, but added it still sought the revival of a 2015 deal that would limit its atomic programme in return for a lifting of (...)
An explosion Wednesday in Saudi Arabia struck what authorities described as an ammunition dump containing "unserviceable munitions." Videos showed sparks, flames and smoke shooting out of a desert location southeast of Riyadh near a major air (...)
An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday that accusations by U.S. authorities that Iran is plotting to kidnap Iranians abroad who criticize the country are ``baseless and ridiculous.''
The spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, was quoted by (...)
On his first foreign trip since his enthronement last year, the Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Said landed in Neom – northwest of Saudi Arabia – on Sunday. This is also the first visit by an Omani ruler to Saudi Arabia in many years.
All (...)
On 23 August 1921, Faisal Bin Al-Hussein, son of the sharif of Mecca, was proclaimed king of Iraq, which had been carved by the British colonial power as a state out of the former Ottoman Empire after World War I.
Faisal was chosen by British (...)
Foreign ministers of the European Union agreed late on Monday to establish a "sanctions regime" against Lebanese political leaders, who have been unable to create a coalition for almost a year. Yet the effectiveness of such a move in ending the (...)
Patty Mills led Australia to a 91-83 win over the United States in an exhibition game on Monday but said the 'Boomers' still have a long way to go as they chase a first Olympic men's basketball medal.
The Australians handed Greg Popovic's team their (...)
During the Diplomacy Forum held in the Turkish Mediterranean coastal town of Antalya last month, Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar expressed his government's appreciation for Turkey's offer to assume responsibility for securing Kabul (...)
As the US withdraws from Afghanistan, Iran is turning its eye to opportunities there to fill the void left by the decades of military existence of the US, as it becomes the most vulnerable in the region to the threats posed by the bordering (...)
A high powered Afghan government delegation, which will include the head of the country's reconciliation council, is to meet the Taliban in Doha to jump-start a long-stalled peace process, two Afghan officials said Tuesday.
The two officials, who (...)
The top US commander in Afghanistan is to hand over his command at a ceremony in the capital of Kabul on Monday, as America winds down its 20-year military presence and Taliban insurgents continue to gain territory across the country.
Gen. Scott (...)
تقام اليوم الأحد مواجهة نهائي بطولة يورو 2020 والتي تقام بين المنتخب الإيطالي ضد المنتخب الانجليزي ويستضيفها ملعب إستاد ويمبلي.
ومن المُنتظر ان تنطلق المواجهة بين المنتخبين في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءاً بالتوقيت المحلي لمدينة القاهرة تمام الساعة (...)
Oman's sultan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet with the Saudi king, starting the first visit by an Omani ruler in years against the backdrop of renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war in Yemen and the sultanate's worsening economic woes. (...)
A bus carrying Afghan, Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants crashed in eastern Turkey early on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 26 others, local authorities said.
The crash occurred in Van province's Muradiye district near the Turkish (...)
U.S. forces in eastern Syria took indirect fire on Saturday but initial reports did not indicate any casualties or damage, a US defense official told Reuters.
The incident was the latest in a series of attacks on US personnel in Iraq and Syria in (...)
The Iranian government has expressed anger over the appearance of senior European and US politicians at a rally in support of an opposition group that has long sought to overthrow Iran's theocratic rulers and which was once considered a terror (...)
