Arab and International

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sparred on Monday over the ground rules for President Donald Trump’s trial in the Senate on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the contentious citizenship law that has sparked angry anti-government protests across the country over the past two weeks is not discriminatory on the basis of religion and will not affect…

Religious minority lawmakers at the Iranian parliament have condemned a UN human rights resolution against Tehran, calling it a conspiracy hatched by the United States, Israel and their allies. The resolution, sponsored by Canada, was…

The European Union and Russia have lashed out at the United States over its recent move to impose sanction on any firm working on a gas pipeline from Russia into Germany. The sanctions, signed off by US President…

Hong Kong riot police pepper sprayed protesters to disperse crowds in the heart of the city's financial district on Sunday after a largely peaceful rally in support of China's ethnic Uighurs turned chaotic. Dozens of police…

A car bomb exploded on Saturday outside a hotel in Galkayo city in the central province of Mudug, killing at least seven civilians and injuring others, a Somali army officer said. Major Ali Omar said the driver failed to enter the hotel…

Dozens of Palestinian citizens were injured on Friday evening Israeli occupation forces fire during their participation in the return marches and break the siege along the eastern border of the Gaza Strip. The Ministry of…

House Speaker Nabih Berri said during his meeting with Assistant Secretary of State David Hale that “Israel is solely responsible for the breaches of Resolution 1701, not the last of which being the drone flights over the southern suburbs.”…

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo has reiterated earlier remarks by the UN General Secretary that the body cannot verify US claims blaming Iran for attacks on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil…

The administration of US President Donald Trump is drafting a set of rules to limit exports of sophisticated technology by American companies to rival powers like China and Russia, according a report. The US Commerce…

Amid security measures and road closures in the vicinity of the General Command in Khartoum, Sudanese are taking to the streets on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the start of their protest movement that toppled Omar al-Bashir in…

Israeli occupation warplanes launched early Thursday a series of strikes on several targets across the besieged Gaza strip. The Israeli warplanes struck posts belonging for Palestinian resistance north west of Gaza city, Palestine Today…

France’s electric grid operator RTE said on Tuesday that some of its employees had deliberately cut power to tens of thousands of homes around France as part of nationwide protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform…

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called Donald Trump a threat to American democracy who left Congress no choice but to impeach him as bitterly divided lawmakers debated before historic votes on charges accusing the…

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged regional countries to develop “realistic” neighborly cooperation, instead of relying on “realpolitik” strategies, to guarantee security in the Persian Gulf region. In a post on his…

French police fired tear gas at protesters in the western city of Nantes on Tuesday during a demonstration against President Emmanuel Macron’s planned pension reforms, French broadcaster C News reported from the city. The tear…

US President Donald Trump has objected to the House of Representatives' articles of impeachment, accusing Democrats of "perversion of justice and abuse of power" in their effort to remove him from office. In a fiery letter sent…

At least 10 civilians killed in Taliban mine explosion in Khost province, south-eastern Afghanistan, according to the Interior Ministry, on Tuesday morning. “A mine planted by Taliban terrorists in Ali Shir district exploded at…

Minister of Human Rights, Alia Faisal Abdul-Latif, met with a delegation from the Hamas movement headed by the acting representative of the movement, Muath Abu Shamla. They discussed the latest developments in the Palestinian issue and…

Democrats accused President Trump of “multiple federal crimes,” including bribery and wire fraud, in a new report released early Monday that explains the articles of impeachment that the House is expected to approve mostly…

The top US representative in talks with North Korea on Monday slammed Pyongyang’s demands as hostile and unnecessary as its end-of-year deadline approaches, but held open the door for fresh negotiations. North Korea has…

Israeli enemy authorities are planning to confiscate dozens of acres of private Palestinian land in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank, as the Tel Aviv regime goes ahead with land expropriation and settlement construction…

Report following a question filed by a leftist group in the parliament, Anadolu news agency reported. At least 187 Islamophobic crimes were committed in the third quarter of 2019, however, the number is expected to increase given that…

The creation of Israel by seizing Palestinian land and expelling its 90 per cent Arab population is the root cause of terrorism, the Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad said in his speech at the UN, reports Malay Mail.…

The US administration intends to announce the drawdown of about 4,000 troops from Afghanistan as early next week, according to three current and former U.S. officials. The withdrawal will leave between 8,000 and 9,000 U.S.…

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years despite US opposition. The mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works…

Russia said Thursday it was expelling two German diplomats, in a tit-for-tat move after Berlin ejected two Russians over the killing of a former Chechen commander in a Berlin park. “As a retaliatory measure, the Russian side…

Millions of people with disabilities in Yemen have not only endured years of war on Yemen but are also among those most excluded amid what the United Nations has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Amnesty International…

Saudi Arabia is reviewing its plan for life after oil with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. It is said that he is unsatisfied with the progress of the 2030 Vision. He has instructed the government to control spending. "Officials…

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