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The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm over the scale of the military operation in Syria and reported attacks on evacuation routes as civilians try to flee north to safety. “The Secretary-General reminds all parties of their obligations Read more
The Egyptian army Sunday freed ex-Chief of Staff Sami Annan who had been locked up for nearly two years following his announced plans to run for last year presidential polls. Sami Annan was let to return to his residence in Read more
The UAE Football Association, UAE FA has appointed former Serbian middle fielder Ivan Jovanovic as the new manager of the national football team following the sacking of Dutch technician Bert van Marwijk. Jovanovic, 57, according to UAE FA chairman of Read more
Malaysian Prime Minister Saturday branded US sanctions against Iran “violation of the UN Charter and the international law”, adding that his country has been affected by the sanctions. Speaking in Qatar during Doha Forum, Mahathir Mohamad said his country does Read more
Kuwaiti authorities have arrested an Egyptian man over links with a Muslim Brotherhood terror cell busted in July. The man, identified as Islam Abdel Rahman, is a resident of the Gulf country where he operates as a dentist. He was Read more
atar Airways Sunday launched its inaugural flight to Botswana’s capital Gaborone, the third destination by the Qatari national carrier this year in Africa. The flight, QR 1377 took off from Doha 06:55 touched down 16:50 local time in Gaborone. The Read more
Turkish interior ministry has deported two German men to their home country over alleged links with Islamic state group (ISIS). Foreign fighters in the ranks of the terrorist group often use Turkey as the transit point to join Syria, ISIS’s Read more
Saudi Arabia was elected President of the Desert Locust Control Committee for the next two years, during elections at the opening ceremony of the 41st session of the 36-nation committee in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Locusts Control and Migratory Pests Read more
The United Arab Emirates will host the seventh session of the Islamic Conference of Health Ministers in capital Abu Dhabi this December 15 through 17. High on the list of the issues to be discussed by the OIC health ministers Read more
The World Bank approved on Wednesday a $275 million loan for Morocco to enable the country better deal with the impacts of natural disasters and climate-related shocks, and to upgrade its institutional framework for disaster risk management. The loan will Read more