Middle East
‘Bloodletting of Christians Must End’
President Donald Trump on Friday decried an attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt that left at least 28 dead, calling on...
Pressure Piles On Trump With Son-In-Law Under FBI Scrutiny
Donald Trump's son-in-law and top aide, Jared Kushner, has been caught in the spotlight of an FBI probe into Russian...
Major Attacks On Mideast Christians
Friday's attack on a bus carrying Egyptian Copts, which killed at least 28 people, was the latest in a wave of...
Egypt’s Targeted Christian Copts
Egypt's Copts, targeted by gunmen Friday as they travelled in a bus to a monastery south of Cairo, are the Middle...
Syria Army Takes Control of Damascus-Palmyra Road
The Syrian army is in full control of the highway from Damascus to ancient Palmyra for the first time since 2014 after...
Qatar ‘hacking’ Revives Gulf Tensions
The alleged hack on Qatar's state news agency may have lasted just four hours, but the impact on already tense ties...
Arab TV Series Showcases Untold Stories of IS Women
They are mothers, daughters, wives -- and suicide bombers: an Arab television drama timed for the Muslim holy month of...
EOCO Rescues Seven Girls
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested two persons for allegedly attempting to traffick seven...
Spicer’s Absence In Papal Visit Reveals Trump’s Family-First Rule
The presidential snub raised fresh questions Thursday about Spicer's standing as chief White House The most visible...
Breeding and Training Ground For Jihadists
Feeding on the chaos that has gripped Libya since the overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in...
Hezbollah Says Unfazed By US, Saudi ‘threats’
The head of Lebanese movement Hezbollah said Thursday he was unfazed by "threats" of attacks or fresh sanctions, days...
In Europe, Trump Feels the Heat On Climate
At every stop in Donald Trump's whirlwind of summit meetings in Europe, the issue of climate change -- and the US...
Sisi’s Egypt Cracks Down On News Websites
Egypt's government, already accused of muzzling freedom of expression and opposition to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,...
Qatar Faces Hostile Campaign, Particularly In US
Qatar has been targeted by a hostile campaign, particularly in the US media, its foreign minister said, a day after the...
How A Botched Raid Led To Martial Law In the Philippines
It was meant to be a "surgical operation" to capture one of the world's most wanted terrorists, who was hiding and...
Egypt Blocks Several News Sites Including Jazeera
Egypt blocked several media websites on Wednesday including those belonging to the Qatari Al-Jazeera news channel and...
Bahrain Warns Protesters After Deadly Crackdown
Bahrain on Wednesday warned people against holding protests a day after police shot dead five demonstrators in the home...
[Opinion] The Frustrations of Travelling On Ghanaian Passport Within Africa
I sent e-mails to two prominent journalists to do a story about the frustrations of the Ghanaian passport holder in...
Israeli Defence Minister Says Uneasy Over US-Saudi Arms Deal
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday he was uneasy over a massive US-Saudi arms deal announced at...