UAE announced Ramadan working hours for private sector from 9 am -2 Pm

Ramadan work timings have been announced by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (Fahr) for the private sector.Work timings for all pr...

Over 8,000 people affected by flash floods in Sri Lanka

In Sri-Lanka, over 8,000 people have been affected by torrential rains and flash floods that have wreaked havoc in the island nation.Disaster Manageme...

Early results in Iraq election favour populist cleric al-Sadr

In Iraq, a populist coalition organised by influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr emerged as the early front-runner till half the vote counted in c...

At least 55 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops

The United States has opened its embassy in Jerusalem. President Donald Trump had announced the decision to relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jeru...

UAE inaugurates solar water project in Yemen

SHABWA, Yemen, 14th May, 2018 (WAM) -- The Emirates Red Crescent Authority, ERC, has inaugurated a water project - an integrated solar water pumping s...

Yemen conflict: Cholera to cluster bombs... and now the water is starting to run out

Yemen is one of  the poorest countries on Earth. Today the UN reports that 22  million of the country’s population of just over 27 million a...

13 expats arrested for committing various crimes in Oman

Muscat: A total of 13 expats were arrested for committing crimes in the Musandam Governorate, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) announced.While eight were a...

Muscat records highest temperature in Oman

Muscat: A temperature of 46.1 degrees C. was recorded in the Sultanate's capital city Muscat yesterday, according to data released by the Public Autho...

Jerusalem: 32 Countries Accept Invites to US Embassy Launch

Several countries have defied popular global stance in showing support for the move of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, amid thousands of ...

OPEC says oil glut almost gone, pledges supply stability amid Iran worries

LONDON: A global oil glut has been virtually eliminated, according to OPEC figures, thanks in part to an OPEC-led supply cut deal in place since Janua...

18 Palestinians martyred by Israeli gunfire in Gaza

At least 18 Palestinians were martyred on Monday by Israeli gunfire during anti-occupation rallies in the Gaza Strip, according to the Health Ministry...

Trump’s punctured Middle East order

A month before he announced reintroducing U.S. sanctions on Iran, President Donald Trump sent leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) a secret l...

Voting in West Bengal Panchayat elections turned Violence, 10 Died

Voting for West Bengal Panchayat elections began at 7 am today. The polling is being conducted amid massive security across 20 districts. A total of 1...

Israeli soliders open fire on Gaza protesters seventh week in a row

Israeli forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at Palestinian protesters on the border with Gaza for the seventh consecutive week. Part of the 45-d...

KH-31 Deployed In Russia's Hmeimeem In Syria

Thibault Persegol, a Former Student at the M2 International security and defense, said that the missile is a KH-31 and carried on the SU-30SM, adding ...

Evacuations continue from Syria's Homs to Aleppo, Idlib

Why Mark Zuckerberg is a bigger threat to democracy than Donald Trump

Our democracy has grown tired and middle aged. It lacks the heady optimism of a century ago, and is under assault from populists unhappy with a system...

32 people were injured when two buses collided in Abu Dhabi.

Thirty-two people were injured when two buses collided here, Abu Dhabi Police said on Monday.The accident occured at the intersection of Pepsi Cola in...

Imam Khamenei: To get stronger, Asian countries should expand cooperation

Mr. Maithripala Sirisena-- the President of Sri Lanka and his entourage-- met with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, this even...

Sixteen palestinians killed, over 600 injured on Gaza border

Tel Aviv, May 14 - At least 16 Palestinians were killed, among which a 14-year-old boy, and over 600 were injured on Monday in clashes with Israeli so...

12 injured in Clashes erupt ahead of US embassy inauguration

Clashes erupted along the Gaza Strip's border with Israel on Monday between Palestinians and Israeli forces ahead of the controversial inauguration of...

UAE President Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 935 prisoners ahead of Ramadan

His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE has ordered the release of 935 prisoners who have been sentenced in various case...

Nawaz Sharif’s comments on the 2008 Mumbai attacks that It is completely false and misleading

Pakistan has rejected its former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s comments on the 2008 Mumbai attacks and termed it “completely false and misleading”, th...

World’s first Francois' leaf monkey twins debut in China

A pair of Francois' leaf monkeys made their public debut on Sunday at Guangzhou's Chimelong Safari Park in south China’s Guangdong Province.According ...

Israel welcomes US delegation ahead of Jerusalem embassy move

Top US officials insisted Sunday that they could still push forward the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process despite outrage across the Arab wor...

Suicide attack targets police after Surabaya family church bombings

SURABAYA, Indonesia (CNN) -- The Indonesian city of Surabaya has been rocked by a string of attacks in the past 24 hours, including suicide blasts at ...

Sri Lankan and U.S. Doctors Pioneer First Robot-Assisted Surgery Onboard USNS Merc

U.S. and Sri Lankan surgeons conducted the first ever robot-assisted surgery aboard the USNS Mercy on May 4. The joint team of multinational surgeons ...

JAL to launch low-cost carrier ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO: Japan Airlines (JAL) on Monday (May 14) announced plans to launch a budget airline, hoping to take advantage of an expected expansion in the na...

Suspected explosive device found at South Africa mosque

South Africa is racked by violent crime and social strife rooted in poverty and glaring income disparities, but it is seldom associated with the Islam...

Hamas Delegation Heads to Cairo before US Embassy Move

Hamas chief Ismail Hanieh traveled to Cairo on Sunday a day before the United States is expected to relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.The Pa...