A man who stabbed to death 19 residents at a care home in Japan for people with disabilities has been sentenced to death. Satoshi Uematsu, a former employee of the Tsukui Yamayuri En (Tsukui... Read more

The road south towards Kaya is no longer safe, but thousands take it every day. They come on foot, piled on to scooters or next to donkeys straining at their carts. They testify to atrocitie... Read more

Nine migrant labourers working on the stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar died in 2019, the “supreme committee” organising the event has announced, bringing the number of deaths on Worl... Read more

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders auditioned in real time for the job of president on Sunday night during the first one-on-one debate of the Democratic primary, as the world confronts the growing... Read more

Saudi Arabia on Sunday shut down malls except for food stores and pharmacies, and banned serving food in restaurants and cafes, but allowed food delivery services, as part of the government’... Read more

Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday a bundle of new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, including the closure of malls and parks, banning restaurants and cafes from serving food a... Read more

Bahrain reported its first coronavirus fatality after a 65-year-old woman died, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. This is the first recorded death in the Arabian Gulf coun... Read more

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) notified all hotels to close all bars, pubs, lounges, swimming pools, beaches on Monday, March 16, 2020 until the end of the mon... Read more

Sherif Abdel-Zahir   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not only support terrorist militias in both Syria and Yemen, but set his eyes on Yemen to find a place for him in a land... Read more

Menna Abdel Razek US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce the US military role in hot regions such as West Africa and Asia under his slogan “America First”. The US agreement with the... Read more

  Sarah Rashad   The case of Syrian mercenaries transferred to Libya with Turkey’s knowledge has returned to the forefront of the scene, as the Syrian Observatory for Human R... Read more

Mervat Zakaria The appearance of Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, has had its toll on the world at large. The virus reached the Middle East region, especially Iran which did not suspend flights wit... Read more

Shaimaa Hefzi The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for considering Covid-19 as the world’s number 1 enemy this year. This makes the disease even more dangerous than terrorism... Read more

The U.K. and Switzerland are effectively not trying to combat the coronavirus and cases in the countries are likely to surge in the coming weeks, a Singapore minister said. “One concern we h... Read more

President Vladimir Putin has formally asked Russia’s constitutional court if it is legal for him to change the constitution, the Kremlin said on Saturday, a move that could permit him remain... Read more