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Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri officially assumes premiership 20 Dec 2016 - 04:50 pm

BEIRUT: Newly-appointed Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri formally assumed his prime ministerial responsibilities Tuesday. At a ceremony in Beirut, Hariri officially received his...

Turkey, Iran, Russia ready to be 'guarantors' in Syria 20 Dec 2016 - 04:35 pm

MOSCOW: Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Tuesday that Russia, Iran and Turkey were "ready" to be guarantors in Syria. "Russia, Iran and...

37,500 evacuated from Aleppo: Turkish minister 20 Dec 2016 - 04:31 pm

ANKARA: A total of 37,500 Syrian civilians have so far been evacuated from the former opposition stronghold of eastern Aleppo, Turkey's Foreign Minister...

IS claims deadly attack at Jordan tourist spot 20 Dec 2016 - 04:00 pm

Amman: The Islamic State jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular tourist destination in Jordan that killed 10...

Berlin carnage witnesses recount horror, lucky escapes 20 Dec 2016 - 03:08 pm

Berlin: A sudden bang -- and then everything went dark. Survivors of the carnage caused when a lorry ploughed into a Berlin Christmas...

France under 'high' terror threat: Hollande 20 Dec 2016 - 02:49 pm

Paris: France is under a "high level of threat" from terror attack but already has a large-scale security operation in place, President Francois...

Syria army tells remaining rebels to quit Aleppo 20 Dec 2016 - 02:24 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Syria's army on Tuesday urged the last remaining rebels and civilians to leave the bombed-out eastern quarters of Aleppo as it...

Egypt policeman, militant killed in Cairo raid: ministry 20 Dec 2016 - 02:14 pm

Cairo: A suspected leader of a newly-emerged militant group, the Hassam Movement, and a policeman were killed during a police raid in the...

Lavrov urges no 'concessions to terrorists' after envoy murder 20 Dec 2016 - 02:12 pm

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday there should be no "concessions to terrorists" at talks with his Turkish counterpart on...

Swiss police say Muslim prayer hall shooter found dead 20 Dec 2016 - 02:02 pm

Geneva: Swiss police said Tuesday that they had found the body of a man suspected of opening fire and injuring three men at...

Man arrested in Belgium over alleged terror threat 20 Dec 2016 - 01:57 pm

Brussels: Belgian police arrested a man who allegedly made terrorist threats and have seized weapons and computer equipment from him, prosecutors said Tuesday....

Syrian government allows U.N. to beef up monitoring in Aleppo 20 Dec 2016 - 01:44 pm

GENEVA: The Syrian government has authorised the United Nations to send an additional 20 staff to east Aleppo, where they will monitor the...

Bangladesh arrests two Islamists blamed for cafe attack 20 Dec 2016 - 01:40 pm

DHAKA: Bangladesh security forces on Tuesday arrested two members of an Islamist militant group blamed for a deadly attack on a cafe in...

Arab League condemns Assad regime practices in Aleppo 20 Dec 2016 - 01:40 pm

CAIRO: The Arab League late Monday condemned the "practices" of the Assad regime and its allies in Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo. At...

Turkish police searching for 120 FETO suspects 20 Dec 2016 - 01:35 pm

KONYA, Turkey: A chief prosecutor in central Turkey ordered police to find and detain 120 suspected members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO)...

Turkish hospitals treat nearly 150 Aleppo evacuees 20 Dec 2016 - 01:20 pm

HATAY, Turkey: The number of refugees from the war-battered city of Aleppo being treated in Turkish hospitals grew to 148, Turkey’s Directorate General...

Spanish Red Cross worker kidnapped in Afghanistan 20 Dec 2016 - 12:51 pm

Kunduz, Afghanistan: Gunmen have abducted a Spanish employee of the Red Cross in northern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, the latest in a series...