Middle East
Akufo-Addo Slams British Airways For Poor Service In Ghana
British Airways has come under fire from the new president of Ghana for the way it treats customers. In a major...
US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the...
Canada Sets New Sanctions Against Syria After Chemical Attack
Canada announced new sanctions against Syria on Friday targeting officials and entities linked to the use of chemical...
GE Profitable Again In Q1; Oil Earnings Fall
Higher power and aviation earnings helped General Electric return to profitability in the first quarter as it announced...
Iran FM Mocks US Claims It Is Violating Nuclear Deal
Iran's foreign minister mocked US President Donald Trump's claim Tehran was "not living up to the spirit" of the...
Indian Pair Jailed For Recruiting, Fundraising For IS
Two men accused of fundraising and recruiting for the Islamic State group in India were sentenced to seven years in...
Qatari Hunting Party Kidnapped In Iraq Freed
A Qatari hunting party kidnapped in southern Iraq in 2015 has been freed and was being handed over to a Qatari...
Iraq Forces Free 11-Year-Old Yazidi Girl In Mosul
Iraqi forces in Mosul have freed an 11-year-old Yazidi girl who was kidnapped and sold as a slave by the Islamic State...
‘No Doubt’ Syria Has Retained Chemical Weapons
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said during a visit to Israel Friday that there can be "no doubt" that Syria has retained...
US Defence Chief In Israel For Talks On Iran, Syria
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis visited Israel on Friday for talks expected to focus on Iran, Syria and the two...
Iran Not ‘living Up To Spirit’ of Nuclear Deal
Iran is "not living up to the spirit" of the nuclear deal struck with world powers in 2015, US President Donald Trump...
US Urges UN Council To Focus On ‘chief Culprit’ Iran
The United States on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to devote less attention to the Israeli-Palestinian...
Ghana Places 21st In Africa
With a score of 3.04, Ghana placed 21st in Africa in the latest Global Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index...
Saudi Malls To Hire Locals Only
Foreigners will no longer be allowed to work in Saudi Arabia's numerous shopping malls, the labour ministry announced...
Unilever Sales Rise On Higher Prices
Soft growth in North America, Europe and Brazil hurt sales at Unilever and Nestle, two of the world's major consumer...
US Accuses Iran of ‘alarming Provocations’ Amid Nuclear Tensions
The US secretary of state has accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" aimed at destabilising the Middle East...
UN, Russia Set For Syria Meet Without US
The UN's Syria envoy said Thursday that he will hold talks with Russian officials next week but without the US present...
Pentagon Chief Pledges Support For Egypt’s Sisi
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo on Thursday,...
US Accuses Iran of ‘alarming Provocations’ Amid Nuclear Tensions
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has accused Iran of “alarming ongoing provocations” aimed at destabilising the...