Middle East

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: The newly elected Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Friday that Sweden will recognize the state of Palestine, becoming the first major...

CANBERRA, Australia: The Australian forces will join the US-led coalition carrying out airstrikes against Islamic State targets in northern Iraq.“Today, cabinet has authorized Australian...

DAMASCUS, Syria: The US-led coalition has targeted oil refineries during air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) militants in the Syrian eastern province of...

BAGHDAD, Iraq: At least 17 persons were killed while 41 others sustained injuries in a series of car bombings which targeted a Shiite mosque...

US Air Force launched first Offensive airstrike against ISIS near BaghdadMonitoring Desk: The United States launched first “offensive” airstrike against ISIS terrorists near Baghdad...

GAZA CITY: A total of 2,016 Palestinians have been killed while 10,196 have suffered injuries since the Israeli military unleashed attacks on the Gaza...

BAGHDAD, Iraq: The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has resigned from his post, ending a political deadlock in Baghdad.His resignation has made way for...

CAIRO, Egypt: An Egyptian court has said that it will announce verdict in the murder trial of the ousted president Hosni Mubarak on September...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: An extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) executive committee is being held in Jeddah on Tuesday with regard...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: An extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) executive committee will be held in Jeddah on Tuesday with regard to...