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At least one protester was killed and 25 were injured in clashes with Iraqi security forces on Friday, according to security and medical sources....

By Shahad Al-OtaibiTUNIS, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- A team of excellent Kuwaiti female students on Friday visited premises of the Tunisian higher institute for technological studies in the city of Kelibia -- funded by Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFA...

ALGIERS, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- Algerians continued peaceful protests in the capital Algiers and many provinces Friday in which they demanded release of detainees and prisoners and called for downfall of the regime, along with its "symbols."Thousands of...

"Every time you get new players, they need time to settle down or understand each other. It's all about relationships. The players need to know each other, with team-mates...

Netanyahu says he spoke with Russian President about Israeli being held in Russia....

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday allowed Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk to keep his job after the leak of an embarrassing audio...

Russia's acting foreign minister says there is unverified information that six US F-35 jets were "in the Iranian border area" when a Ukrainian plane was accidentally downed by Iran....

Twelve Syrian troops killed, 24 injured in past 24 hours in Syriarsquo;s opposition-held Idlib province, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday....

Greek FM claims Libyan strongman will agree to ceasefire that recognises 'invalidity' of accords between Turkey and GNA....

Hundreds of Jordanians demonstrated in downtown Amman on Friday, calling on the government to cancel an agreement in which Israel began pumping...

Without original thinkers like Andrew Yang or Tulsi Gabbard, those on stage for the Democratic presidential debate seemed bored....

An overwhelming 90 percent of black Americans disapprove of Trump's job performance in a new poll....

In a bid to make Big Ben ring when the UK leaves the EU, Millionaire businessman Arron Banks and the Leave Means Leave group have donated 50,000 to this end. An online appeal has raised more than 200,000, with the cost of making the famous bell work in ti...

Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA - Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami referred to resistance as the only solution to pass enemies behind, adding the resistance path should be followed completely....

Trump's impeachment defense team will also include Ken Starr, whose investigation led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton....

Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA - Iran's Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi said the remarks made by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on people's resistance were strategic...

During the club's visit, the airline invited children from the Qatar Cancer Society to meet the football stars on the sidelines of their training session. Additionally, two lucky, lifelong FC Bayern Mnchen fans from Germany were granted VIP access to ...

BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and EU High Representative Josep Borrell will participate in the Berlin Conference on Libya on Sunday. "This strong ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged Iran to send the flight and cockpit data recorders from the downed Ukrainian plane to France...

US Secretary of State Pompeo says State Department will do everything to evaluate if Marie Yovanovitch was under threat....

World Health Organization sounds alarm as West African leaders move to crack down on huge illegal trade....

Israel and US welcome move and call on other nations to blacklist the Iran-backed Lebanese terror group; step follows British government decision last MarchIsrael and US welcome move and call on other nations to blacklist the Iran-backed Lebanese terror g...

Msheireb Station has been awarded two prestigious green building certifications: LEED Gold and GSAS 5 stars....

An overwhelming 90 percent of black Americans disapprove of Trump's job performance in a new poll....

KUWAIT, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- President of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah has affirmed the Kuwaiti Government keenness on empowering women in civil aviation sectors. Civil aviation directorate supports women with ...

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham weighs in on impeachment as process enters trial phase....

Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah held talks on issues of mutual interest in Muscat on Friday....

Efrin/Aleppo, SANA The Turkish regime continues its transportation of terrorist mercenaries from Syria to Libya, as media resources revealed that more terrorists affiliated with Erdogan's regime arrived in Libya coming from Syria. The sources said tha...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is bringing in high-profile legal firepower to help defend him in the Senate impeachment trial, with The post Prominent lawyers join Trump impeachment team appeared first on Oman Observer ....

BRUSSELS: If this weekend's Berlin summit on the Libya crisis goes according to plan, nervous European Union member states will The post EU under pressure to prepare for Libya peace force appeared first on Oman Observer ....

MELBOURNE: Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia's east coast on Friday, to the relief of exhausted firefighters The post Australia's bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Idleb, SANA Syrian Arab Army units operating in the southeastern countryside of Idleb province on Friday thwarted an attack by terrorist groups targeting military positions and safe areas, inflicting heavy losses upon. SANA's reporter said army units ...

Nitzan Horowitz and Amir Peretz increasingly like their chances of helping forge a center-left government, instead of Benny Gantz forming one with a Netanyahu-less Likud...

Demonstrators called on Prime Minister Omar Razzaz to step down....

People in the Philippines take shelter in an evacuation center as the threat of a potentially catastrophic eruption remains high....

Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is ready to hold talks with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries....

TEHRAN (FNA)- US Central Command revealed that 11 personnel stationed at an Iraqi airbase which incurred a retaliatory missile attack by Iran over the Pentagon's assassination of Tehran's top commander, Qassem Soleimani, had to be sent out of ....

Police disperse crowd at holy site following Friday morning prayers; Hamas had called for mobilization at Al-Aqsa Mosque against 'Zionist occupation'Police disperse crowd at holy site following Friday morning prayers; Hamas had called for mobiliza...

An American political analyst has denounced as a "sign of profound disrespect" the move by the Trump administration to abruptly cancel four classified congressional briefings for lawmakers....