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Oman receives ten prisoners from Gitmo

Oman said it received 10 inmates from the Guantanamo Bay Monday, as President Obama looks to reduce the number
17 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Gunman caught, 'confesses'

A 34-year-old Uzbek man suspected of slaughtering 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve confessed
17 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Bahrain executions spark violent protests

Bahrain yesterday executed three men found guilty of killing three policemen, sparking violent protests and stoking
15 January 2017, 18:00 PM

IS gains ground near key Syria eastern city

The Islamic State group gained ground around a key eastern Syrian city yesterday, a monitor said, despite a heavy air
15 January 2017, 18:00 PM

US 'hostility' grows despite nuke deal

US "hostility" to Iran is growing day by day despite Tehran's nuclear deal, a senior Iranian official said yesterday, ahead
15 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Job fairs in KSA to recruit Bangladeshi workers

The Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh is making extensive arrangements to hold job fairs on January 30 and February 1 in Riyadh and Jeddah respectively to attract Saudi recruiting companies, reports Arab News.
15 January 2017, 07:49 AM

Israeli missiles strike Syria airbase near capital

The Syrian army said yesterday that Israeli missile strikes caused a series of explosions at an airbase outside
13 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Iraqi forces gain ground in Mosul

Iraqi special forces stormed the Mosul University complex in the city's northeast yesterday and pushed forward to
13 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Israeli PM slams 'rigged' meet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called this weekend's Middle East peace conference in Paris "rigged" yesterday,
12 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Blasts near Afghan parliament kill 30

Twin Taliban blasts struck near the Afghan parliament in Kabul yesterday, killing at least 30 people and wounding 80 in a rush-hour
10 January 2017, 20:40 PM

Civilian toll mounts

Iraqi forces fought their way into more districts of Mosul but advances in the city's southeast were being slowed by Islamic State's use
10 January 2017, 18:00 PM

World powers meet for Iran nuke talks

Iran and major powers yesterday took stock of their 2015 nuclear deal, with Donald Trump's imminent inauguration and the death of a
10 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Raid on Yemen school kills 5

An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on a primary school in rebel-held northern Yemen yesterday killed five people including two
10 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Morocco bans burqas

Morocco has banned the production and sale of burqa full-face Muslim veils, apparently for security reasons, media reports said
10 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Another Palestinian knife attacker killed

Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank shot dead a Palestinian who attacked them with a knife during an overnight operation to arrest
10 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Iran finally received Saudi hajj invite

Iran yesterday said it had finally received an official invitation from Saudi Arabia for its pilgrims to attend this year's hajj, two weeks after
10 January 2017, 18:00 PM

5 killed as air strike hits Yemen school: medics

An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on a primary school in rebel-held northern Yemen kills five people including two children, medical and military sources say.
10 January 2017, 12:09 PM

Iran mourns 'sheikh of moderation' Rafsanjani

Iran began three days of mourning yesterday after the death of ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a pillar of the Islamic revolution
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Truck bomb kills 8 cops in Egypt's Sinai

An assault involving a car bomb against an Egyptian security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula killed seven policeman and a civilian
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Troops reach the Tigris

Iraqi forces will retake east Mosul from the jihadists within days, a top commander said yesterday, after his fighters in the city reached
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM