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World
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International
9/24/2023 10:31:31 PM
The first refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, local officials reported Sunday, after Azerbaijan imposed a 10-month blockade on the breakaway region and conducted a lightning military offensive there, reclaiming full control of the region as a result.
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World
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International
9/22/2023 6:15:50 PM
The French port city of Marseille, for centuries a multiethnic and multifaith melting pot, awaited the arrival Friday of Pope Francis, who plans to amplify his call for the Mediterranean region of Europe to be a place of welcome for migrants.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/22/2023 4:57:15 PM
A ship carrying wheat has left a Ukrainian port and was heading to Egypt, the second such trip since Russia reimposed its Black Sea blockade in July, Ukranian Infrastructure Minister said Friday.
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Business
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Energy
9/20/2023 2:48:28 PM
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) signed an agreement with BG International, a subsidiary of Shell, to acquire 40 percent of Shell Egypt’s Nile Delta offshore block three.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
9/17/2023 3:18:37 PM
An 18-story building in the center of Sudan's capital was engulfed in flames Sunday as fighting between the military and a rival paramilitary force enters its sixth month.
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World
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Africa
9/15/2023 10:36:16 PM
President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France's envoy to Niger is living like a hostage in the French embassy and accused military rulers of blocking food deliveries to the mission.
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World
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Region
9/15/2023 12:33:33 PM
Libyan authorities blocked civilians from entering the flood-stricken eastern city of Derna on Friday so search teams could look through the mud and wrecked buildings for 10,100 people still missing after the known toll rose to 11,300 dead.
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World
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War in Ukraine
9/13/2023 3:51:38 PM
Ukraine has been exporting grain through a northern Croatian port for more than a year, an official told AFP Wednesday, as Zagreb aims to increase exports of the war-wracked country's crops.
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Sports
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Omni sports
9/7/2023 8:24:00 PM
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and 23-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic are one victory away from a blockbuster US Open final showdown as they head into the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows on Friday.
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World
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Region
9/7/2023 5:18:24 PM
The Lebanese army said Thursday it had prevented the entry of around 1,200 Syrians this week, at a time both countries are beset by painful economic woes.
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Sports
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Egyptian Football
9/2/2023 11:04:12 AM
Novak Djokovic rallied from two sets down against compatriot Laslo Djere to avoid his earliest US Open exit since 2006 on Friday, while Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff closed in on a blockbuster clash.
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World
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Region
8/31/2023 8:41:12 PM
The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Thursday demanding that the Lebanese military and Hezbollah stop blocking the movement of the U.N. peacekeeping force and guarantee its freedom to operate, “including by allowing announced and unannounced patrols.”
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World
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International
8/31/2023 6:46:42 PM
As former President Donald Trump dominates the Republican presidential primary, some liberal groups and legal experts contend that a rarely used clause of the Constitution prevents him from being president after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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World
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International
8/28/2023 10:20:01 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday vowed to launch a new diplomatic initiative to up pressure on Azerbaijan over its blockade of Armenian-controlled areas of Nagorno-Karabakh which has raised fears of a humanitarian crisis.
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World
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Region
8/23/2023 2:13:22 PM
Angry protesters raided the local offices of the ruling Baath party in a southern Syrian province Wednesday, as protests intensified against the country's government during a severe economic and financial crisis battering the war-torn country.
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Business
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Tech
8/20/2023 12:03:56 PM
Elon Musk said Friday his social media company X would scrap a feature that allows users to block posts from specific accounts.
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World
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International
8/19/2023 5:38:08 PM
Turkey's ruling party spokesman on Saturday criticised UN peacekeepers for blocking the construction of a controversial road in the buffer zone dividing Cyprus, calling their attitude "unacceptable" and "extremely wrong".
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World
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Region
8/18/2023 3:39:08 PM
A cat cafe in the Gaza Strip aims to "cheer up" Palestinian residents and offer them a respite from the trials of daily life in the blockaded territory, its owner said.
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World
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International
8/18/2023 1:55:45 PM
Turkish Cypriot forces assaulted UN peacekeepers Friday as they attempted to block the construction of a controversial road in the buffer zone dividing Cyprus, the UN mission on the island said.
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World
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Region
8/17/2023 8:25:15 PM
A civilian cargo vessel sailing from Ukraine reached Turkish waters on Thursday in defiance of a Moscow blockade that saw another ship come under attack from Russian military personnel.
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