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Oman court jails three journalists, orders daily shut 26 Sep 2016 - 12:23 pm

Muscat: An Omani court on Monday upheld a government order to permanently close a national newspaper and jailed three of its journalists for...

Colombia to sign peace with Marxist rebels, ending 52-year war 26 Sep 2016 - 12:06 pm

CARTAGENA, Colombia: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist rebel leader Timochenko will sign a deal on Monday ending a half-century war that...

Arab League, OIC condemn Aleppo bloodshed 25 Sep 2016 - 06:57 pm

CAIRO: The Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday condemned civilian bloodshed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. In...

France calls Russia, Iran to cease 'dead-end strategy' in Syria 25 Sep 2016 - 05:42 pm

ARIS: French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Sunday Russia and Iran would become accomplices in war crimes if they continued to prolong...

Boris Johnson refuses to repeat claim on Brexit timing 25 Sep 2016 - 04:09 pm

London: Britain should not let its EU exit talks "drag on", Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Sunday, though he refused to repeat his...

Two injured in suspected Hungary bomb blast 25 Sep 2016 - 03:49 pm

Budapest: A large explosion "of unknown origin" rocked a building in downtown Budapest late on Saturday, injuring two passing police officers, authorities said....

Leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram says he is alive in video 25 Sep 2016 - 03:36 pm

BAUCHI, Nigeria: The leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, appeared in a video posted on social media on Sunday...

Opposition forces seize village in Syria’s Hama 25 Sep 2016 - 03:21 pm

HAMA, Syria: Syrian opposition forces on Saturday wrested control of Maan village in northern Syria’s Hama province, according to a local source. The...

Jordanian writer shot dead before cartoon trial 25 Sep 2016 - 02:47 pm

AMMAN: A prominent Jordanian writer was shot dead outside court Sunday where he was standing trial on charges of contempt of religion. Writer...

EU urges end to Aleppo attacks, allowing aid deliveries 25 Sep 2016 - 02:02 pm

BRUSSELS: Decrying recent attacks on civilians in Aleppo, Syria that have taken over 350 civilian lives as an “unacceptable breach of international humanitarian...

Russian and Syrian jets bomb Aleppo camp retaken by rebels 25 Sep 2016 - 12:51 pm

AMMAN: Russian and Syrian forces bombed a strategic camp on the northern edge of Aleppo on Sunday after losing control of it overnight,...

Oman Air apologises for maps using 'Persian Gulf' label 25 Sep 2016 - 12:38 pm

DUBAI: State carrier Oman Air has apologised for inflight maps that labelled the Gulf - the waterway separating Iran from the Arabian Peninsula...

Suicide bomber kills seven, wounds 28 in Baghdad, police say 25 Sep 2016 - 11:53 am

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a commercial street of Baghdad on Sunday, killing seven and wounding 28, according to police...

Kuwait MPs demand urgent debate on petrol price hike 25 Sep 2016 - 11:17 am

Kuwait City: Kuwaiti lawmakers on Thursday requested an emergency session of parliament to debate a government decision that increased petrol prices by up...

French fighter jet deal: an Indian saga 25 Sep 2016 - 11:00 am

New Delhi: The less-than-supersonic sale of French Rafale fighter jets to India has highlighted the obstacles facing foreign arms firms seeking to do...

Coalition raids kill 9 in central Yemen - medical sources, residents 25 Sep 2016 - 10:03 am

DUBAI: Arab coalition air strikes killed nine people in Houthi-controlled Ibb city in central Yemen late on Saturday, medical sources and residents in...

Trump trips over African American museum's name, hails black 'contributions' 25 Sep 2016 - 09:46 am

Roanoke, United States: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who is seeking to shore up support among black voters, has stumbled over the name...