The Arab League hosted on Tuesday a workshop on the role of philanthropy and social giving in serving sustainable development. In statements at the opening session, Head of the Sustainable D... Read more

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met on Tuesday with US special representative for Syria James Jeffrey. The meeting took up the recent developments in Syria and efforts ma... Read more

Ali Ragab The Iranian-backed Houthi militias have escalated crimes against the Yemeni people during Eid al-Fitr, the feast marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, especially aft... Read more

A key protest group on Saturday announced a nationwide “civil disobedience” campaign and said it would run until Sudan’s ruling generals transfer power to a civilian government. “The civil d... Read more

Iran is keeping up oil sales through “unconventional” means to circumvent US sanctions, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said in an interview published Saturday. “We have unofficial or unc... Read more

Egypt said Saturday that security forces have killed four militants in the restive northern part of Sinai Peninsula. The Interior Ministry said the four were killed in a shootout with police... Read more

A joint operation by US and Somali forces conducted an airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab militants on 5th June near Toratorow area of Lower Shabelle region, southern Somalia. “US Africa Command... Read more

Four Pakistani soldiers were killed on Friday when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) North Waziristan, Radio Free Europe reported. A military statement said four other s... Read more

At least 15 members of the public uprising forces and civilians were killed in a Taliban attack on western Ghor province on Friday night, Tolo News quoted a member of Ghor Provincial Council... Read more

Lebanese President Michel Aoun stressed on Saturday that there is no tolerance with terrorism, noting that he will not go easy on those who find justifications for assailants of the state so... Read more

Algeria has condemned a recent terrorist attack on a security checkpoint in North Sinai, reiterating support for Cairo in this ordeal. “We strongly deplore the terrorist assault which... Read more

OPEC is close to agreeing to extend an oil supply-cutting agreement beyond June, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on Friday, though the question is how to accommodate participating non-OP... Read more

Battles intensified in northwest Syria on Friday after insurgents mounted an attack to repel an army offensive that has pounded the country’s last major rebel stronghold for weeks. State new... Read more

Iran said Saturday that new US sanctions on its petrochemical industry show the hollowness of President Donald Trump’s claims to be open to fresh negotiations with Tehran. “Only one week was... Read more

Daesh claimed responsibility on Thursday for two car bomb explosions that targeted a military unit belonging to the eastern forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) in Derna earlier this wee... Read more