Takfiri Suicide Bomber Kills nine at Iraq Mosque
A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Sunni mosque near Baghdad where worshippers were gathered for prayers, killing at least nine people, officials said on…
Middle East
Hamas refuses to release Israeli soldiers captured in Gaza
Hamas denied on Monday that any talks about the release of Israeli soldiers captured in the Gaza Strip had taken place, Spokesman Ismail Ridwan said….
No Syrian attacks expected on Aleppo and Raqqa: Ifax cites Russian envoy
Russia’s air force has helped Syrian government troops to escape encirclement near Aleppo, Interfax news agency on Tuesday quoted Russia’s ambassador to Syria as saying,…
Eid Al Fitr holidays for UAE private sector announced
The Ministry of Labour has declared that the Eid Al Fitr holiday, as an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE,…
Russia and Turkey – ‘Sorry’ or ‘apology?’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed his “regret and sorrow” to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a letter addressing the downing of a Russian jet and…
Detainees Committee: All prisoners in Israeli jails subjected to torture
As many as 71 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli jails as a result of torture since 1967, Abdel Nasser Farwana, head of the documentation…
Erdogan apologizes to Putin over death of Russian pilot, calls Russia ‘friend & strategic partner’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has apologized over the downing of the Russian jet in November last year, expressing his regret over the incident in a…
Sheikh Mohammed and leaders of Abu Dhabi discuss national issues
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin…
Turkey: Pope’s genocide remarks won’t help peace efforts
Ankara has criticized Pope Francis’ description of the mass killing of Ottoman Armenians in 1915 as genocide, saying it shows his “unconditional commitment to the…
UN ‘gravely concerned’ over imminent home demolitions in Palestinian refugee camp
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has condemned Israel’s policy of punitive demolitions of Palestinian homes. UNRWA…