Geography of Asia
SA Man and Pregnant Fiancee Locked Up In UAE
Emlyn Culverwell‚ 29, and his fiancee have been in detention since January A mother in South Africa is pleading for...
Emirates Turns the Spotlight On Women
Emirates is giving centre stage to its women employees on the upcoming occasion of International Women’s Day. Women...
Bali Won’t Cover Up Statues For Saudi King
Indonesia's Hindu resort island of Bali on Wednesday defended a decision not to cover up any of its ubiquitous statues...
Kuwait Turns Silk Road Into A Massive Causeway
Kuwait is building one of the world's longest causeways to its remote north where it will pump billions into "Silk...
Arab League To Resist Embassies’ Move To Jerusalem
Arab League foreign ministers adopted a resolution Tuesday against any attempt to move diplomatic missions to...
Sea of Galilee Water Level Lowest In Century
The lake where Christians believe Jesus walked on water has declined to its lowest level in a hundred years, an Israeli...
Egyptians Protest Over New Bread Subsidies System
Dozens of Egyptians take part in demonstration in front of a government office in downtown Alexandria on March 7, 2017,...
Ceasefire Announced In Syria’s Eastern Ghouta
A ceasefire has been declared in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, a rebel bastion near Damascus, to run from midnight last...
Sea of Galilee Water Level Lowest In Century
The lake where Christians believe Jesus walked on water has declined to its lowest level in a hundred years, an Israeli...
Jihadist Tunnels Save Assyrian Winged Bulls of Mosul
Crawl through a labyrinth of narrow tunnels in near total darkness and suddenly they appear: two great winged bulls...
Tokyo 2020 Seen Having $284 Bn Economic Impact
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are expected to give an overall 32.3 trillion yen ($284 billion) boost to the Japanese economy,...
Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Museum Vandalised By IS
Iraqi security forces recaptured the Mosul museum, where Islamic State group militants infamously filmed themselves...
Former Gitmo Detainee Killed
A former inmate of Guantanamo Bay has been killed by a US air strike in Yemen targeting al-Qaeda, the Pentagon said....
N. Korea’s Art of Brinkmanship
Pyongyang's travel ban on Malaysians leaving North Korea sharply escalated the already-high tensions with Kuala Lumpur...
Malaysia Says Ready For ‘five-Year’ Stake-Out At N. Korea Embassy
Malaysia will wait to question suspects in the Kim Jong-Nam killing believed to be holed up in Kuala Lumpur's North...
Australia Plays Downs Chance of Sea Patrols With Indonesia
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Tuesday played down the possibility that Australia and Indonesia would stage joint...
Iraq Says Forces Retake Government HQ, Bridgehead In Mosul
Iraq announced on Tuesday that its forces have retaken the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead...
North Korea Bans Malaysians From Leaving In Kim Spat
North Korea on Tuesday banned Malaysians from leaving the country, dramatically escalating an already-heated diplomatic...
Pyongyang Bans Malaysians From Leaving North Korea
Pyongyang is banning all Malaysian citizens from leaving North Korea, state media said Tuesday, potentially holding...