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Israeli minister in Oman to push for rail link with Gulf

An Israeli minister has traveled to Oman to propose plans for a railway linking the Gulf to the Mediterranean via the Jewish state at a world transport summit Wednesday, his office said. Transport and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz, who reportedly arrived in Muscat on Sunday, is to...

US offers reward for information on PKK members

The United States said Tuesday that it is offering up to $5 million for information leading to the identification or location of three senior members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The announcement was made by the U.S. Embassy in Ankara following a visit by U.S. Deputy...

211 massacres commited in 2018: SNHR

A report by the Syrian network for Human Rights (SNHR) revealed that five massacres were perpetrated by the parties to the conflict in Syria in the month of October.   The report notes that the first two years of the popular uprising saw the largest portion of ethnic and...

UN: Over 200 mass graves of Daesh victims found in Iraq

More than 200 mass graves containing the remains of thousands of victims have been discovered in areas formerly controlled by Daesh terrorist group in Iraq, according to a UN report on Tuesday. "The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the UN Human Rights Office have documented...

Israeli police shoot Palestinian girl in Jerusalem

A Palestinian girl was shot in an alleged stabbing attempt in the occupied city of East Jerusalem on Tuesday, according to Israeli police. Police said a girl carrying a knife had attempted to stab civilians and soldiers near a police station in Jerusalem. “Police border police...

8845 Jordanians wanted for Assad regime: Check The List

(Zaman Al Wasl)- With 8845 arrest warrants by Syrian intelligence for Jordanian citizens, the newly-opened Nassib border crossing has turned into a trap to hunt wanted people, such a concern mounts after the regime arrested a Jordanian citizen while he was trying to enter Syria last week....

Australia central bank lifts economic growth forecast

Australia's central bank on Thursday said the economy was "performing well" and lifted its growth outlook while keeping interest rates at a record low but warned there were concerns about global trade. The announcement comes as worries also begin to emerge about the country's once...

US networks pull 'racist' Trump ad on eve of midterms

NBC, Fox News and Facebook pulled an ad by President Donald Trump's campaign that critics had labeled racist as a bitter election fight for control of the U.S. Congress headed on Monday for an unpredictable finish. Tuesday's elections, widely seen as a referendum on Trump, have been...

US sanctions on Iran come into force

The United States is reimposing punitive measures targeting the Iranian oil and financial sectors in what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called "the toughest sanctions ever placed" against Iran. Taking effect Monday, the measures are the most concrete result yet of US President Donald...

Palestinian envoy hopeful of Bolsonaro embassy U-turn

The Palestinian envoy to Brazil said Monday he hoped president-elect Jair Bolsonaro's pledge to relocate Brasilia's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem was simply campaign talk and would lobby the new government against the move. "Let's hope it's a campaign announcement. We are hoping that...