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Dubai: Civil aviation authorities in the Emirates have banned the use of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 on all its national carriers because of...

DOHA: All health centres in Doha will be open during Eid Al Adha holidays, the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) said yesterday.  But...

AMMAN: Jets struck a busy market place in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib on Saturday, killing at least twenty five people, including...

By Kadir Yildiz KOCAELI, Turkey: Turkey’s defense minister said Saturday he hoped Syrian refugees would be able to return home safely after Islamic...

By Mainul Islam Khan DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - At least 26 people died in a factory boiler blast and fire in Tongi, a...

Beirut: The complex Syria ceasefire deal agreed by the US and Russia faces numerous challenges, from the deep mistrust between rebels and regime...

AMMAN: Syria's mainstream political opposition said on Saturday it had not received a copy of the U.S.-Russian peace deal and would only react...

Washington: A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck the jungle region of northern Peru on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The...

Washington: Republican Donald Trump delivered a call to arms for US conservatives on Friday, urging them to vote en masse on Election Day...

Srinagar: Two men were killed in fresh clashes with security forces on Saturday in the Kashmir Valley that remained shut for the 64th...

By Darshan Desai  Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has summoned former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel to Delhi after a BJP rally in...

By Se Young Lee and Jeffrey Dastin SEOUL/NEW YORK: A U.S. government safety agency on Friday urged all consumers to stop using Samsung...

Doha: The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) has prepared 306 mosques and prayer grounds in various areas of the country for...

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities detained a prominent journalist and his brother, a well-known academic, on Saturday as part of investigations into a failed coup...

AMMAN: Fighting raged on in southern Aleppo on Saturday, the army and rebels said, hours after the United States and Russia hailed a...

Geneva: The United States and Russia reached a deal on a new Syrian ceasefire Friday, which, if it holds, could see the first...

  Davao, Philippines: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, saying he was "not a fan" of the United States, vowed Saturday to steer an independent course...

AMMAN: Syria's mainstream opposition said on Saturday the proposed U.S.-Russian deal could eventually end the ordeal of civilians, in its first reaction to...