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Saudi King stresses Kingdom's keenness on Arab and Islamic Unity 25 Sep 2015 - 05:30 pm

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman MINA: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud...

Pilgrims throw pebbles in first day of al-tashreeq rituals in Mina 25 Sep 2015 - 04:00 pm

MINA: Pilgrims flocked today - the second day of the blessed Eid Al-Adha which is the first day of Al-Tashreeq three-day rituals -...

Pope arrives at UN, to give major speech 25 Sep 2015 - 03:43 pm

UNITED NATIONS: Pope Francis on Friday began a closely watched visit to the United Nations, where he will deliver a wide-ranging speech at...

717 died in Mina stampede 25 Sep 2015 - 03:50 am

Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of pilgrims at the site where at least 717 were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede...

U.S. embassy issues terrorism warning for street in Malaysian capital 25 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The U.S. embassy in Malaysia warned American citizens on Thursday to avoid a popular tourist street in the capital Kuala Lumpur...

Warring sides in Syria reach agreement on two villages, border town, sources say 25 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

BEIRUT and GENEVA: Warring sides in Syria have reached an agreement under UN supervision over the fate of two villages in the northwest...

Morrissey's debut novel panned by critics in UK 25 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Caption LONDON: Pop star Morrissey released his debut novel "List of the Lost" in Britain Thursday to howls of derision from critics, who...

How the EU plans to tackle the migrant crisis 25 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

BRUSSELS: European Union plans to tackle the worst migrant crisis since World War II include a push to tighten external border controls and...

Rising emissions threaten goal of poverty-free world - researchers 25 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

By Megan Rowling BARCELONA: If the world is to end extreme poverty and stop it returning, climate-changing emissions must peak by 2030 and...

David Beckham launches UN appeal to protect kids 25 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Unicef Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham poses at the unveiling of a digital installation titled "Assembly of Youth" at the United Nations in Manhattan,...

Palestinian shot by Israeli troops dies of wounds: family 25 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Representational image NABLUS: A Palestinian shot and wounded by Israeli troops last week died of his wounds on Thursday in hospital in the...

Hungary starts laying razor-wire barrier along Slovenia border 25 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Caption BUDAPEST: Hungary announced Thursday it had started to roll out barbed wire along its border with Slovenia, after it set up similar...

Ukraine will be top item of Obama-Putin meeting -White House 25 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: Ukraine will be the top item of discussion when U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in New York...

Iranian, European firms hobnob with eye on post-sanction bliss 24 Sep 2015 - 06:51 pm

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a news conference in Vienna on Jul. 18,...

Madrid court freezes assets of former IMF chief Rato 24 Sep 2015 - 06:45 pm

MADRID: A Madrid court investigating former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato for alleged tax fraud on Thursday said it had frozen some...

EU urges member states to probe emission tests after Volkswagen scandal 24 Sep 2015 - 06:40 pm

Brussels: The EU urged its 28 member states to launch national investigations into whether vehicles comply with European pollution rules, in the wake...

Assad prays at Damascus mosque, addresses Syrians on Eid 24 Sep 2015 - 06:36 pm

Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, prays during Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Damascus, Syria, October 4, 2014 (File photo) BEIRUT: Syria's...