The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned what has been described as a “coup attempt” against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. In a statement, the ministry voiced its concern over recent events in the troubled South American country, going on to decry what it described as...

Italy has blamed France for the migrant crisis in Europe and calls on the EU to sanction France for its colonialist policies in the African continent. Italy's Deputy Premier Luigi di Maio accused France of colonizing and impoverishing countries in Africa by linking the migrant crisis with...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called the 2018 election of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro “illegitimate”, throwing his weight behind the opposition by hailing the thousands protesting in the streets. Macron said in his tweet that Europe supports the restoration of...

American Airlines reported better-than-expected earnings Thursday behind strong air travel demand and offered a bullish outlook on 2019 profitability. Profits for the fourth quarter came in at $319 million, compared with a loss of $583 million in the year-ago period due to one-time...

Washington and Beijing are "miles and miles" from resolving their trade war, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday. A high-level Chinese delegation is due in Washington next week as both sides work to reach a resolution ahead before March 1, when US duty rates on Chinese imports...

Sudanese police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters trying to march on the presidential palace in Khartoum as anti-government demonstrators raised pressure on President Omar al-Bashir to resign with calls for nationwide rallies on Thursday. The east African nation has been rocked by...

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday said Paris would be "extremely vigilant" about the severance pay for Carlos Ghosn after the jailed auto tycoon resigned as boss of Renault. "I can tell you that we will be extremely vigilant as key shareholders on the exit conditions that...

The proposal of army-ruled Thailand to deploy soldiers at temples in the conflict-ridden southern parts has drawn criticism from a separatist group in the country, local media reported on Thursday. The criticism came a few days after Thai army chief General Apirat Kongsompong visited...

South African groups condemned the U.S. on Thursday for recognizing a Venezuelan opposition leader as "interim president." The South African Communist Party (SACP) described the move recognizing Juan Guaido as leader of Venezuela as an assault on the Latin American country's sovereignty....

China on Thursday said it supports "efforts" of Venezuelan government to secure its national sovereignty, media reports said. The statement came a day after the U.S. recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president of the country marking the most significant...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Maltese counterpart Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca on Thursday met in the Turkish capital Ankara. Erdogan welcomed Preca, who is paying her first-ever official presidential visit from Malta to Turkey, with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex....

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Thursday received a phone call from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, according to a statement released by Abdul-Mahdi’s office.  The two leaders reportedly discussed bilateral ties and Riyadh’s continued support for the Baghdad...

These events are accounted by the former prisoner Aida Hajj Yousif.   In the terrorist wing in Adra central prision near the capital, we woke up on news of intensive bombings in Hama, the city where my kids live. I was unable to communicate with them for a while and I was waiting...

Airbus chief Tom Enders warned Thursday that a no-deal Brexit could prompt the European aerospace giant to make "very harmful decisions" for Britain, branding the government's handling a "disgrace". The aircraft manufacturer currently employs 14,000 people in Britain, including sites at...

US President Donald Trump backed down late Wednesday in a spat with Democrats over his State of the Union address, agreeing to delay it until a government shutdown ends, although the more than month-long impasse dragged on. The US Senate prepared meanwhile Thursday to hold two showdown...

The European Central Bank will hold off sudden moves Thursday after removing a pillar of support to the eurozone economy, analysts expect, though it could already be eyeing ways to respond to slower growth. Frankfurt policymakers are caught at an intermediate stage of withdrawing crisis-era...

Malaysia's royal families were electing a king Thursday after the last monarch abdicated following his reported marriage to a Russian ex-beauty queen, with a sports-loving sultan in pole position for the role. The previous king, Sultan Muhammad V, stepped aside this month following just two...

Greek lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday on a deal to change the name of neighbouring Macedonia and end one of the world's longest diplomatic disputes. The debate began Wednesday and is to conclude late Thursday night with a vote on the Prespa Agreement with Skopje signed in June last...

Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday approved the government's 2019 budget, which at $111.8 billion is one of the oil-rich country's largest ever spending bills. It represents a nearly 45 percent increase from last year and awards even more money for public salaries, including those of the northern...

The French foreign minister said Wednesday that it is perfectly normal for Turkey to feel the need to protect its borders. Referring to setting up a safe zone in northern Syria, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in a speech he delivered at the Foreign Commission of Senate, said they understood Turkey's...