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Israeli 'invites Saudi crown prince'

Israeli 'invites Saudi crown prince'

-- 2017-12-14 10:25:48

Amid growing concern over the contentious Jerusalem issue, Israel's Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz has invited Saudi Arabia's crown prince to visit Israel in an interview with a Saudi news outlet,...

Suu Kyi to lose another award

Suu Kyi to lose another award

-- 2017-12-14 03:37:42

Dublin City Councillors have voted to revoke Aung San Suu Kyi's Freedom of Dublin City award. Musician Bob Geldof handed back his Freedom of Dublin award last month to protest against the inclusion o...

Israel shuts down Gaza border crossings

Israel shuts down Gaza border crossings

-- 2017-12-14 03:12:12

Israel announced the closure of its Gaza border crossings on Thursday in response to daily rocket fire from the enclave over the past week after US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusa...

Indian court sentences 6 to death in "honor killing" case

Indian court sentences 6 to death in "honor killing" case

-- 2017-12-13 12:00:00

A court in southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has sentenced six people to death for killing a man from Dalit community in an incident of "honor killing", officials said on Wednesday. "The Tiruppur d...

Palestine terms US decision on Jerusalem 'greatest crime'

Palestine terms US decision on Jerusalem 'greatest crime'

-- 2017-12-13 12:00:00

The Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was the “greatest crime” and a flagrant violation of international law, said Palestinian President...

Saudis offer help to fight militancy in West Africa

Saudis offer help to fight militancy in West Africa

-- 2017-12-13 11:59:03

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are attending a summit in Paris on Wednesday aimed at accelerating efforts to set up a West African force to battle Islamist militants, a sign Gulf Arab state...

Beijing house fire kills five, wounds nine

Beijing house fire kills five, wounds nine

-- 2017-12-13 10:54:32

Five people have been killed and nine others taken to hospital with burn wounds after a fierce fire broke out at residential house in Beijing’s Chaoyang District in China early Wednesday. Fire...

Turkey launches construction of first nuclear plant

Turkey launches construction of first nuclear plant

-- 2017-12-13 08:05:18

Turkey has formally launched construction of its first ever nuclear power plant recently. Turkish Atomic Energy Agency (TAEK) issued limited construction permit (LCP) to construct the plant, Akkuyu n...

Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza, responding to rocket fire

Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza, responding to rocket fire

-- 2017-12-13 02:56:11

The Israeli military says it has carried out airstrikes in Gaza is response to rocket fire toward southern Israel. The military says it struck a Hamas military compound in southern Gaza early on Wedn...

US chopper window falls on Japan school

US chopper window falls on Japan school

-- 2017-12-13 01:42:31

A window fell from a US helicopter onto a school sports field near a US Marines air base on Okinawa on Wednesday, the Marines said, the latest in a series of accidents that have fanned safety concerns...

Under Putin, Russia increases whack in the Middle East

Under Putin, Russia increases whack in the Middle East

-- 2017-12-13 01:31:32

President Vladimir Putin sought to save his ally from imminent collapse and break Russia’s international isolation over a crisis in Ukraine at the time of launching a military campaign in Syria...

Russia begins troop withdrawal from Syria

Russia begins troop withdrawal from Syria

-- 2017-12-12 11:11:33

Russia has begun withdrawing some of its troops from Syria, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. President Vladimir Putin ordered the partial withdrawal during an unannounced visit to Syria on Monday...

Russia suspends diplomatic presence in Yemen

Russia suspends diplomatic presence in Yemen

-- 2017-12-12 09:15:30

Russia has suspended its diplomatic presence in Yemen and all its staff have left the country due to the situation in the capital Sanaa. The Russian Information Agency confirmed the suspension citing...

China calls for joint efforts with Russia

China calls for joint efforts with Russia

-- 2017-12-12 04:07:49

China, Russia and India should play active roles in the changing global structure and work towards a world with stablization and certainty, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wang made the r...

Two soldiers die in Pakistan militant ambush

Two soldiers die in Pakistan militant ambush

-- 2017-12-12 03:25:24

Two soldiers have been killed after militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area of North Waziristan ambushed an army vehicle on Tuesday, an official statement said. The Inter-Services Public Ser...

Australian senator resigns amid China controversy

Australian senator resigns amid China controversy

-- 2017-12-12 02:14:11

Prominent Australian opposition Senator Sam Dastyari said on Tuesday he would resign from parliament after a series of allegations emerged about his links with Chinese-aligned interests in Australia....

Freed prisoner witnesses radicalization in Egyptian jails

Freed prisoner witnesses radicalization in Egyptian jails

-- 2017-12-12 01:54:37

An Irish citizen recently acquitted after four years of being imprisoned in Egypt saw dozens of cellmates become radicalized and adopt views of the Islamic State group during his brutal captivity in o...

'Palestinian' stabs Israeli in Jerusalem

'Palestinian' stabs Israeli in Jerusalem

FE Online Desk 2017-12-11 12:00:00

A Palestinian man has allegedly stabbed an Israeli security guard at Jerusalem’s main bus station on Sunday, police have said. The victim was in critical condition, they said, adding that the...

Rahul Gandhi becomes president of Congress party

Rahul Gandhi becomes president of Congress party

-- 2017-12-11 12:00:00

Rahul Gandhi has become the president of Congress party, unopposed by anyone from his party. In a much-awaited development in Indian politics, the Congress Vice President will succeed his mother Soni...

India mulls developing own civilian aircraft

India mulls developing own civilian aircraft

-- 2017-12-11 10:45:28

Indian government is considering manufacturing civilian aircraft and would like to move ahead with the plan "very fast", a civil aviation ministry official said. The South Asian country's domestic av...

Indian cops detain French journo

Indian cops detain French journo

-- 2017-12-11 02:19:06

Indian police have arrested a freelance French journalist in Kashmir for violating visa regulations, the city police chief said. Comiti Paul Edward was arrested on late Sunday in the Kothibagh area o...

Truck-tractor collision claims 10 lives in north India

Truck-tractor collision claims 10 lives in north India

-- 2017-12-11 01:38:52

At least 10 people have been killed and six others injured Monday morning after a goods laden truck collided head-on with a tractor carrying people in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police sa...

Arab states urge U.S. to abandon Jerusalem move

Arab states urge U.S. to abandon Jerusalem move

-- 2017-12-10 12:07:31

Arab foreign ministers late on Saturday called upon the United States to abandon its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.He said the move would increase violence throughout the r...

Thousands march to US Embassy in Jakarta

Thousands march to US Embassy in Jakarta

-- 2017-12-10 12:00:00

About 10,000 Indonesians have rallied outside the US Embassy in Jakarta in support of Palestinians and denouncing President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The pro...

Israel may boycott Arab businesses following protests

Israel may boycott Arab businesses following protests

-- 2017-12-10 12:00:00

Israel’s defence minister called Sunday for a boycott of Arab businesses in an area where residents took part in violent protests against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem...

UN wraps up rare North Korea trip

UN wraps up rare North Korea trip

BBC 2017-12-10 09:54:39

North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho shakes hands with with Jeffrey Feltman: Reuters A top UN official told senior North Korean figures there was an "urgent need" to keep channels open to avoid...

Palestinian President to skip Pence meeting

Palestinian President to skip Pence meeting

-- 2017-12-10 09:48:49

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not meet US Vice President Mike Pence during Pence’s visit to the region this month in a snub over the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capi...

UNHCR uses Dubai hub to rush aid to Rohingyas

UNHCR uses Dubai hub to rush aid to Rohingyas

-- 2017-12-10 09:23:08

The United Nations Refugee Agency or UNHCR will on Monday dispatch its seventh consignment through Dubai’s airbridge, sending out relief supplies worth Dh1.22 million to Rohingya refugees strand...

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen's markets kill 6

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen's markets kill 6

-- 2017-12-10 02:23:38

At least six people were killed and dozens of others injured as Saudi-led coalition warplanes separately hit two popular markets in Yemen on Saturday, residents and medics said.One of the targets, Kha...

Four die as truck overturns in western India

Four die as truck overturns in western India

-- 2017-12-10 01:57:04

At least four people have been killed and four others sustained injuries when the truck carrying laborers turned turtle after the driver lost control of the vehicle in the western Indian state of Guja...