UN urges talks on Western Sahara after ceasefire breakdown
The UN Security Council extended the UN peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara for a year on Friday, expressing concern at the breakdown of the 1991 cease-fire between Morocco and…
Daesh ‘planning to bomb US shopping malls,’ report claims
US police in Virginia have been placed on high alert in response to intelligence reports that Daesh is preparing to stage attacks on shopping malls in the northern state. Fairfax…
Three dead as ‘Taliban’ attack Afghan wedding over music
KABUL: Gunmen presenting themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played and killed at least three people, the government said Saturday. Taliban government spokesman…
Turkish-flagged cargo ship with migrants to dock at Greek port
A Turkish-flagged cargo ship carrying about 400 migrants is sailing slowly off the island of Karpathos after sending out a distress signal on Friday and will dock at a Greek…
Afghanistan is on brink of ‘world’s worst humanitarian crisis’
KABUL: The situation in Afghanistan may turn into the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the UN said on Saturday, a day after the country’s Taliban government called on the international community…
US, European leaders express ‘grave, growing concern’ over Iran
The leaders of the United States, Germany, France and Britain on Saturday expressed their “grave and growing concern” at Iran’s nuclear activities, after a meeting on the sidelines of the…
Children among 12 killed in Yemen car blast
At least 12 civilians, including children, were killed Saturday in a car bomb blast near the airport of Aden, the Yemeni government’s interim capital, security officials said. “Twelve civilians were…
Arab League expresses concern over deterioration of Lebanese
The Arab League on Saturday said Lebanese officials should have dealt differently with the crisis stemming from comments by the country’s information minister which have impacted its relations with countries…
Lebanon says government can’t afford to resign as Saudi rift widens
Lebanon’s government cannot afford to resign over a growing diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and some Gulf states, a member of a Lebanese crisis group of ministers said on Saturday…
G20 leaders endorse tax deal, pledge more vaccines for the poor
Leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies endorsed on Saturday a global minimum tax aimed at stopping big business from hiding profits in tax havens, and also agreed to get…