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Syrian army pushes into Quneitra province: Reports 21 Jul 2018 - 04:53 pm

AMMAN: The Syrian army and allied forces made advances in the southwest that bring it closer to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as rebels...

German prosecutors charge bus attacker with attempted murder 21 Jul 2018 - 03:00 pm

BERLIN: German prosecutors are charging a 34-year-old man who attacked passengers on a crowded city bus with a knife in the northern town...

Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza Strip 21 Jul 2018 - 10:12 am

GAZA: Israel and Hamas have agreed to restore calm in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for Hamas said on Saturday. "With Egyptian and...

Russian officials to meet suspected spy jailed in US 20 Jul 2018 - 05:51 pm

MOSCOW: Russian Embassy officials were to meet Thursday with a Siberian gun rights activist jailed in Washington on charges of spying on the...

Man arrested after knife attack on German bus 20 Jul 2018 - 05:38 pm

BERLIN: A man armed with a knife attacked people on a bus in the northern German city of Luebeck on Friday, wounding at...

Macron to fire bodyguard caught on camera beating protester - Elysee 20 Jul 2018 - 11:55 am

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to fire the bodyguard who was caught on camera hitting a May Day protester after "new...

Trump-Putin II: Planning fall event in aftermath of Helsinki 20 Jul 2018 - 11:33 am

WASHINGTON: Unbowed by swirling criticism of his summit encounter with Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump swiftly invited the Russian leader to the White...

Turkey lifts state of emergency 20 Jul 2018 - 01:27 am

Ankara: Turkey lifted its state of emergency, two years after the government imposed following the failed coup attempt on July 20, 2016. The...

Zimbabwe defends electoral roll over 'ghost voters' 20 Jul 2018 - 12:14 am

Harare: Zimbabwean authorities on Thursday defended a new electoral roll after allegations that thousands of fake names, duplicates and dead people are registered...

Israel adopts controversial Jewish nation-state law 20 Jul 2018 - 12:13 am

Jerusalem: Israel's parliament on Thursday adopted a law defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people, provoking fears it could...

Hamas supports new Egyptian bid for Palestinian unity 19 Jul 2018 - 09:15 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - Anadolu Agency has obtained a copy of an Egyptian proposal for achieving reconciliation between Palestinian factions Fatah and...

Despite summit criticism, Trump looks to next Putin meeting 19 Jul 2018 - 08:57 pm

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed forces within the United States on Thursday for marring what they called...

Putin warns NATO against closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia 19 Jul 2018 - 07:15 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned NATO against cultivating closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia, saying such a policy was irresponsible...

Belgian airspace closed over technical glitch 19 Jul 2018 - 06:43 pm

BERLIN: Air travellers are facing disruption on Thursday after flight space over Belgium was closed due to a problem with a flight data...

Ethiopian Airlines says it's in talks for stake in Eritrean Airlines 19 Jul 2018 - 03:27 pm

ASMARA: Ethiopian Airlines is in talks to take a stake in Eritrean Airlines and a study will be conducted to determine the size...

US host spars with French envoy over 'African-ness' of World Cup champs 19 Jul 2018 - 02:43 pm

Washington: The host of America's late-night TV program "The Daily Show" has drawn the ire of France's ambassador to the US after joking...

EU is making retaliation list for possible US car tariffs: Malmstrom 19 Jul 2018 - 12:18 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union is preparing a list of counter-measures to potential U.S. tariffs on European cars, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said...

Pro-Assad villages evacuated in deal with Syrian insurgents 19 Jul 2018 - 10:29 am

BEIRUT: Two pro-government villages in northwestern Syria were evacuated on Thursday, state television reported, in an agreement between the Damascus government and insurgents...