Middle East
US-Led Strikes ‘likely’ Caused 229 Civilian Deaths Since 2014
Air strikes by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group have likely "unintentionally" killed 229 civilians...
Vodafone Affirms Commitment To Ghana
The visit was to formally congratulate Akufo-Addo on his assumption as President of the country Vodafone Ghana has...
Boko Haram Islamists Kidnap 22 Women and Girls In Two Raids In Nigeria
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, according to...
Boko Haram Kidnap 22 Girls, Women In Northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, residents and...
Egypt’s ‘fantastic Guy’ Sisi To Meet Donald Trump
After four years of tension with the United States, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi now has a fan in the White...
Stranded In Serbia, Migrants Endure An Odyssey of Violence
Driven back by police batons and snarling dogs, or beaten and robbed by the smugglers they relied on, migrants caught...
UN Agency Suspends Gaza Missions After Hamas Restrictions
A United Nations political agency suspended its missions to Gaza Friday after the Hamas authorities in the Palestinian...
Libya Says EU Naval Operation ‘encourages’ Migrants
Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamad Taher Siala on Friday urged the EU to rethink its naval operation in the Mediterranean,...
MTN Partners Uber To Offer Free Ride To Subcribers
Ghana’s leading telecommunications service provider, MTN, has announced a partnership agreement with Uber Ghana to...
Palestinian, UN Alarm After Israel Backs New Settlement
The Palestinians and the United Nations on Friday condemned the Israeli cabinet's approval of the first officially...
Cow Crackdown Puts India’s Meat Industry On Edge
Not a buffalo in sight as businessman Haji Shadab paced the silent abattoir, his meat shipments indefinitely on hold as...
Syrian Opposition Rejects ‘any Role’ For Assad
The Syrian opposition to the Damascus regime said Thursday it rejected "any role" now or in the future for current...
Removing Assad ‘not Our Priority’
The US ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that Washington is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar...
King Abdullah To Visit White House April 5
Jordan's King Abdullah will visit the White House next week for his second meeting with Donald Trump since the US...
Gulf Ministers Condemn Iran’s Support To Bahrain ‘terrorists’
Gulf ministers meeting in Riyadh on Thursday condemned what they termed Iran's support for "terrorist gangs" in Bahrain...
Comedian Izzard ‘banned’ From Palestine Marathon Over Israel Show
British comedian Eddie Izzard on Thursday was banned from running in the Palestine Marathon, organisers said, after he...
Trump ‘serious’ About Israel-Palestine Peace
President Donald Trump is "serious" about solving the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said...
Trump Lifts Rights Conditions On Bahrain Arms Sales
The US State Department is removing human rights conditions on a large sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain, as the...
US Hails Turkey As ‘a Trusted Ally’ In Ankara Talks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has described Turkey as a trusted ally after meeting its leaders in Ankara. His...