The death toll from flash floods in northern Iraq has climbed to 18, according to Iraqi Health Ministry on Sunday. In a statement, the ministry said the number of wounded people has reached 180. Meanwhile, local media reported that as many as 300 homes have been badly damaged by...

U.S. Republican Senator Mike Lee on Sunday said he "disagrees" with President Donald Trump's dismissal of CIA assessment that Saudi crown prince ordered murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Lee was speaking in an interview on NBC News in response to Trump’s Thursday remarks that the CIA "did not...

A U.S. federal judge Sunday denied a motion by George Papadopoulos, a former aide for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, seeking to postpone his sentence pending a separate case he hoped would lead to his conviction being overturned. Papadopoulos will report to jail on Monday to...

Democrats intend to probe U.S. President Donald Trump's financial ties to determine whether they are the "hidden hand" driving U.S. foreign policy on Russia and Saudi Arabia, the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday. Adam Schiff, currently the ranking...

Egypt and Sudan, which face cross-border threats from militias operating in Libya, agreed Sunday to set up joint military patrols on their border, Sudan's chief of staff said following talks between the countries' defence ministers. Libya, with which Egypt and Sudan have a joint border,...

An Arab military coalition resumed air strikes against rebel supply lines around Hodeida Sunday two days after a U.N. envoy visited the lifeline Yemeni port city, pro-government military officials said. The air strikes targeted convoys of rebel reinforcements at the northern entrance to...

An Egyptian court Sunday upheld death sentences for nine people convicted of the murder of a top prosecutor in a car bombing three years ago, a judiciary source said. Hisham Barakat was killed in June 2015 when a bomb struck his convoy in Cairo after jihadist calls for attacks on the...

The partial reopening of Baghdad's high-security Green Zone to through traffic, planned for Sunday, has been postponed for several days, a government official said. The enclave has been home to Iraq's parliament, government offices, United Nations agencies and western embassies since...

Israeli police arrested the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem for the second time in as many months, a spokesman said Sunday, after reports of an investigation related to a land sale. Adnan Gheith was arrested in east Jerusalem overnight, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said in a...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on late Saturday that the migrants in the southern border of the country will not be allowed in until their claims are individually approved in court. "We only will allow those who come into our Country legally. Other than that our very strong policy is...

Nigeria has admitted the local media reports over a recent Boko Haram attack on army base that allegedly left multiple casualties in the restive northeast Borno state. A late Friday statement by the Nigerian army read that the insurgents attacked troops of 157 task force battalion but...

Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday called for building a regional alliance to counter challenges facing the Palestinian cause.   "The Israeli occupation is the common enemy of the Islamic nation and the responsibility of the nation is to besiege the enemy and expose...

Tunisian General Union of Labor (UGTT) on Saturday announced a nationwide strike on Jan. 17 to protest low wages.  The move is the latest sign of escalation by the country’s largest labor union to demand a pay raise for civil servants.  The decision to stage the...

The Arab League has strongly condemned a decision by Israeli authorities to bar the minister and governor of Jerusalem from travel.  “The travel ban amounts to a crime that is only being committed by occupation authorities,” Said Abu Ali, Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League,...

Saudi Arabia on Friday denied allegations that many activists, including women, have been tortured in the Kingdom after being arbitrarily detained. "The allegations by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch about activists tortured under detention in Saudi Arabia are baseless,"...

Iran “strongly rejected” Friday U.S. accusations that it has a chemical weapons program and accused Washington of breaching its own commitments to the international watchdog. The U.S. allegations are the latest salvo against Iran from the administration of President Donald Trump, who earlier...

While Jamal Khashoggi was a complex man, to his daughters, he was simply known as "Dad". In an opinion piece published Friday in The Washington Post, Noha Khashoggi and Razan Jamal Khashoggi shared memories of their father. For the sisters, life growing up included visits to countless...

Myanmar's plan to repatriate Rohingya who fled the country from persecution fails to address the country's mistreatment of the Muslim minority, The New York Times said. In an opinion piece, the Time's editorial board said the Rohingya should be able to return to their homes in Myanmar,...

Gunmen Friday raided a town deep in Libya's southern desert, killing six, the municipality said, adding that it believed the militant group Daesh (ISIS) was responsible. A military source said the attackers had occupied a police station in the oasis town of Tazerbo, north of Kufra,...

UN Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths on Friday arrived in Yemen’s western city of Al-Hudaydah as a string of explosions rocked capital Sanaa, the seat of Yemen’s Houthi administration. Griffiths is visiting Al-Hudaydah to assess the humanitarian situation in the Houthi-held coastal city and...