Armenia standoff: Last four police hostages released
Armed men, who had once held nine police officers hostage in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, have released all four remaining captives, a mediator between the assailants…
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Turkey’s president orders closure of 1,000 private schools linked to Gülen
Turkey’s president has signed a decree that allows for the extension of the pre-charge detention period and the closure of institutions linked to Fethullah Gülen,…
Iraq: Army to dig ‘security trench’ around Fallujah
The Iraqi military will use a medieval tactic to keep control of Fallujah after recapturing it from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant…
Over 1.28 million visited Qatar during Jan-May
DOHA: The total number of visitors to Qatar in the first five months of the current year reached 1.28 million, a rise of 21 percent…
Bahrain says Q1 economic growth picks up to 2-year high
Bahrain experienced a pronounced pick-up in its headline growth during the first quarter of the year, according to the Economic Development Board (EDB). Its latest…
Jeremy R. Hammond: “Obstacle to Peace” is the most objective analysis of the situation they’ve read
An American author Jeremy R. Hammond recently published his book titled “Obstacle to Peace” – The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. It features Foreword…
Clinton aims to take Trump’s convention thunder with VP pick
CLEVELAND (AP) — Hillary Clinton moved closer to introducing her running mate Friday, seeking to snatch attention from newly crowned Republican nominee Donald Trump just…
Putin Calls For Creation of ‘Independent Doping Commission’
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the Russian Olympic Committee to create an “independent commission on doping,” the RBC news website reported Friday. He recommended…
Scotland, Wales and N Ireland could demand vote on Brexit terms
The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have discussed the possibility of each of the devolved parliaments being given the right to vote on…
Possible early North Korean nuclear site found
A U.S. policy institute said it may have located a secret facility used by North Korea in the early stages of building its program to…