DAMASCUS: Any foreign intervention in Syria would be an act of aggression unless it is approved by Damascus, a Syrian government minister said on Thursday, after the United States said it was prepared to strike against Islamic State fighters in the country. “Any action of any type without the app

A strong earthquake hit off the coast of eastern Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Wednesday, causing panic among residents, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami. The magnitude-6.5 quake struck at a depth of 22.5 kilometers (13 mi

A Palestinian was shot dead early on Wednesday by the Israeli army during clashes near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Palestinian and Israeli sources have confirmed. Palestinian medics and security sources said Eissa al-Qotri was killed by live ammunition to the heart during stone-throwing clash

BAGHDAD: Eight universities across northern Iraq have been shuttered and appear unlikely to open soon after the sweep of fighters through the region. After students and faculty members fled the advance of fighters with the Islamic State, the fighters have settled into dormitories on at least one cam

Beirut: Syrian government warplanes killed at least 60 civilians including a dozen children in two days of air strikes on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil)-held territory at the weekend, activists said on Monday. President Bashar Al Assad’s military has stepped up an aerial campaign o

RIYADH: King of Saudi Arabia Shah Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz has invited 1000  martyred families of Palestinians for performing Hajj and the Saudi government will bear all expenses. According to Al-Arabia.net the Saudi King has instructed Hajj department to make government arrangements for Hajj of 1

MANAGUA:  A mysterious explosion that rocked Nicaragua's crowded capital Managua, creating a large crater, appears to have been caused by a meteorite, officials said on Sunday. Amazingly, in a sprawling city of 1.2 million people, the impact near the international airport did not cause any known

CAIRO: Egypt charged ousted president Mohamed Mursi and several other people on Saturday with endangering national security by leaking state secrets and sensitive documents to Qatar, dealing a further blow to his outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Relations between Qatar and Egypt have been icy since Jul

United Nations: About one in 10 girls around the world experiences serious sexual violence, the UN children’s agency has said in a major report detailing the “staggering extent” of sexual, physical and emotional abuse faced by young people. The Unicef report found that 120 million girls and fem

Lahore, Pakistan: More than 35 people have been killed as a result of heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan, officials said on Thursday, as authorities warned more intense rainfall and flash floods could be imminent. Most of the deaths were caused by roof collapses in buildings in Punjab, Pakistan’s

RAMALLAH: Rebuilding Gaza will cost $7.8 billion, the Palestinian Authority said on Thursday, in the most comprehensive assessment yet of damage from a seven-week war with Israel during which whole neighborhoods and vital infrastructure were flattened. The cost of rebuilding 17,000 Gazan homes ra

Beirut: A Syrian government airstrike hit a bus carrying civilians in eastern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, most of them children, opposition activists said. But the government in the capital, Damascus, blamed Isil for the incident, describing it as “yet another massacre” comm

LONDON:  A Mexican woman who is celebrating her 127th birthday today is believed to be the oldest human to have ever lived - and the secret to her long life may be chocolate and lots of sleep. Leandra Becerra Lumbreras, from the western Mexican city of Zapopan, was born on August 31, 1887 and has

Turkey's new prime minister said on Monday he would pursue strong economic growth and EU ambitions, while in the Middle East he saw no hope of "normalizing" ties with Israel unless it ended a blockade of the Gaza strip. Ahmet Davutoglu offered no suggestion of any change of emphasize in policies

DAKAR: The UN warned on Tuesday of “grave food security concerns” in the west African countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak as the deadly epidemic caused labour shortages and disrupted cross-border trade. Restrictions on movement in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has led to panic buying,

KIEV/MOSCOW: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Monday of “direct and undisguised aggression” which he said had radically changed the battlefield balance as Kiev’s forces suffered a further reverse in their war with pro-Moscow separatists. Ukraine’s defense minister also warned

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan vowed Sunday to protest “until the last breath” as ongoing clashes between his supporters and police outside the prime minister’s residence left three dead and hundreds injured. The violence began Saturday night after thousands of supporters of Kh

PanARMENIAN.Net - An Egyptian court sentencedMohamed Badie, general guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and seven others to life in prison on Saturday, August 30 for inciting violence during protests last year, judicial sources said, according to Reuters. Badie had already been sentenced to