Algeria’s army chief of staff said on Tuesday several big corruption cases would come to light in a crackdown on systemic graft, private channel Ennahar TV reported. A number of figures from the ruling elite including the finance minister, ex-prime minister and several oligarchs have come...

Islamic State remains a potent threat around the world despite reduced capabilities, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday, adding its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had made his latest video appearance in a “remote area”. Abdul Mahdi did not say which country that area was in....

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a bill into law on Tuesday declaring all U.S. forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the U.S. government a sponsor of terrorism. The bill was passed by parliament last week in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s decision this month...

The U.N. human rights chief says thousands of lives are at risk in parts of conflict-ridden Libya, decrying an escalation of attacks in residential areas with artillery, rockets and airstrikes. Michelle Bachelet's office highlighted her "grave concern" about thousands of civilian men, women...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized European countries he said were refusing to take back Islamist militants being held in Syria by coalition forces. "European countries are not helping at all, even though this was very much done for their benefit," he said in a tweet. "They are...

Israel's new Parliament was set to be sworn in Tuesday following April 9 elections that saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win a fifth term, but he has yet to put together a new coalition government. The Knesset, or Parliament, has potentially stormy sessions ahead as it works to resolve...

Saudi Arabia advised its nationals to leave Sri Lanka, Al Ekhbariya state TV said Tuesday, citing the kingdom's embassy in Colombo. "Due to the current security situation in the Republic of Sri Lanka, the embassy advises citizens in Sri Lanka to leave," the embassy said in a tweet. The...

President Donald Trump is considering placing the Muslim Brotherhood on a US blacklist of "foreign terrorist organizations," the White House said Tuesday. The Brotherhood, an Islamist movement with support across the Middle East, was designated a terrorist organization in Egypt following...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Lutfiya, a woman from Al-Asali district, was arrested in Sahat Al Ashmar with one of her relatives, without committing any offence. There were no demonstrations; the square was empty except for barriers, soldiers and people who were forced to leave their homes. Like...

Dubai announced a series of futuristic urban projects on Tuesday, including a 15-kilometre (nine mile) cable car system above the emirate's main road. The projects -- approved by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum -- also include a bridge with a garden, bicycle lanes and...

Chancellor Angela Merkel has reaffirmed Germany’s support for the territorial integrity of Iraq and pledged closer political and economic ties between the two countries. Speaking at a joint news conference with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi in Berlin, Merkel praised the...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday called on people to take to the streets to “protect the homeland and constitutional order” amid reports of the coup attempt in the country. The military commanders are committed to Venezuela's constitutional order, Maduro said in a Twitter...

Six Sudanese soldiers have been killed in clashes with protesters in South Kordofan state, according to the ruling military council on Tuesday.  Speaking at a press conference in Khartoum, council deputy head Mohamed Hamdan Daqlo said the deaths occurred in the state in the past few...

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday saw its slowest revenue growth in three years from increased competition in advertising, stumbles in its smartphone business and disruptive changes at YouTube that left the leading internet ad company lagging rivals. Shares of Alphabet dropped 7.5 percent...

Iran will continue to export oil despite U.S. pressure aimed at reducing the nation’s crude oil shipments to zero, Iran President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech broadcast live on Iranian state TV on Tuesday. “America’s decision that Iran’s oil exports must reach zero is a wrong and...

European planemaker Airbus stuck to full-year financial targets after reporting slightly higher-than-expected core first-quarter profit, overshadowed by weaker cash and charges related to a German ban on defense exports to Saudi Arabia. The results are the first presented by new Chief...

Islamic State fighters who waged a bloody campaign in Syria and Iraq are heading to Afghanistan to continue their jihad and help plot "spectacular" attacks against America, a US official has told AFP. The warning comes as IS seeks to assert a regional influence after the loss of its...

New Zealand police found a suspected bomb and ammunition Tuesday in a vacant lot in Christchurch, the scene of last month's mosque shootings which killed 50 Muslim worshippers. Police cordoned off streets late Tuesday afternoon in the Phillipstown area just outside the central business...

Israel has reduced the Gaza Strip’s fishing zone in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian territory, according to the military on Tuesday.  In a statement, the army said the fishing zone will be cut to six nautical miles, down from 15 miles after a rocket was launched from the...

The children ran along the narrow enclosure, screaming, fighting and crying for the attention of the prison worker distributing sweets and balloons. Bug-bitten toddlers, too small to walk, clung to the sides of the chain link fence, staring blankly. Through the fence of their makeshift...