Middle East
EU, US To Discuss Possible Airline Laptop Ban Wednesday
The European Union will hold high-level talks with the United States in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss a possible US...
Clashes Erupt As Palestinians Mark ‘Nakba’
Palestinians marching to remember those displaced at the time of the 1948 founding of Israel clashed with Israeli...
Sahara Group Supports Disaster Victims In Ghana
The celebrated legend of African neighbourliness has been reinforced by Sahara Group after the leading African energy...
Palestinian President Kicks Off India Visit With Tech Tour
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began a three-day visit to India on Monday with a tour of an IT facility that is...
Syrian Refugee Kids In Lebanon Act, Direct, ‘escape’
"Three, two, one, action!" shouts Syrian refugee Mostafa Abdallah, 11, energetically directing his fellow child actors...
Malaysia Seizes Smuggled Tortoises Worth $300,000
Malaysian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world's most endangered tortoises into the country from...
Yemen Declares State of Emergency Over Cholera Outbreak
Authorities in Sanaa, which is controlled by Shiite rebels, have declared a state of emergency in the Yemeni capital,...
Syria Talks Open Overshadowed By Rival Track, Rebel Losses
A new round of Syrian peace talks opens in Geneva on Tuesday, overshadowed by a competing process in Astana and with...
Palestine President In India Ahead of Modi Israel Trip
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas landed in New Delhi late Sunday for a three-day visit looking to strengthen ties...
Muslim Cleric Urges FIFA To Ban Christian Players Celebrating With Sign of the Cross
FIFA has been urged to ban Christian players from making the sign of the cross after scoring a goal. A Muslim cleric...
West Bank Votes In Polls Underlining Palestinian Split
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voted Saturday in municipal elections that underscored deep rifts between...
Israeli Paratroopers Recreate Iconic Wailing Wall Image
(COMBO) This combination of pictures shows a file photo of three Israeli paratroopers next to the Western Wall in...
UAE Princesses Accused of Servant Abuses
Eight Arab princesses are on trial in Brussels for trafficking and abusing servants during a stay there. Sheikha Hamda...
Stop the Chinanisation of Africa!
“Unknown.” That was the shocking response from Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to the question: “How many...
EU Demands Talks With US Over Possible Airline Laptop Ban
The EU is seeking urgent talks with Washington over a possible US ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the...
Government Will Protect All Its Citizens’ Abroad
Ghana would use diplomacy to give enhanced protection for all its citizens abroad, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey,...
Philippine Assault On Extremists Sends 24,000 Fleeing
More than 24,000 people fled their homes as the Philippine military used airstrikes and artillery against Muslim...
UN In Talks Over Control of Syria Safe Zones
The United Nations said Thursday it was in talks with Iran, Russia and Turkey over who should control proposed safe...
Palestinian Local Polls Highlight Hamas-Fatah Division
Palestinians vote in municipal elections on Saturday, but only in the West Bank and not the Gaza Strip, illustrating...