Oman offers help in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts
Reuters, Manama :Oman is offering ideas to help Israel and the Palestinians to come together but is not acting as mediator, Yousuf bin Alawi bin...
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2 Koreas to destroy 22 front-line guard posts by November
AP, Seoul :The North and South Korean militaries agreed Friday to completely destroy 22 front-line guard posts by the end of November as they discussed...
US sanctions against Iran will be back in force on Nov 5: Trump
PTI, Washington :US President Donald Trump said Thursday all American sanctions against Iran will be in full force on November 5, as he signed into...
Pentagon to send about 800 troops to US-Mexico border
AFP, Washington :The Pentagon is expected to deploy about 800 troops to the US-Mexico border, two US officials told AFP on Thursday, after President Donald...
China, Japan to forge closer ties at ‘historic turning point’
Reuters, Beijing :China and Japan on Friday pledged to forge closer ties as both countries stood together at an “historic turning point”, signing a broad...
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Erdogan issues ‘final warning’ on SyriaReuters, Ankara Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday issued what he said was a “final warning” to those who would...
Singer Sinead O’Connor converts to Islam
AFP, London :Outspoken Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has announced she has converted to Islam and changed her name to Shuhada. Having adopted the name Magda...
Trump attacks ‘media hostility’ after mail bombs
AFP, Washington :Donald Trump on Wednesday called on the media to stop their “endless hostility” and “false attacks” in comments addressing a number of pipe...
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Abe in China as 2 nations try to mend tiesAP, Beijing It’s taken nearly seven years, but a Japanese leader is making an official visit...
NATO shows Russia its military might in giant exercises
AFP, Oslo :Norway hosts NATO’s biggest exercises since the end of the Cold War from Thursday, to remind Russia the Alliance stands united despite seeds...
First female President in Ethiopia
AFP, Addis Ababa :Ethiopia on Thursday appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time.In a unanimous vote, Ethiopian lawmakers...
1m Muslims held in political camps in China, UN told
BBC :A UN human rights committee has heard there are credible reports that China is holding a million Uighurs in “counter-extremism centres”.Gay McDougall, a member...