The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday to allow humanitarian aid to continue unhindered into countries targeted by UN sanctions, particularly frozen assets.The text states that "payments of...

Canada announced Friday sanctions against 67 individuals and nine entities in several countries, including members of Iran's judiciary and prison system for alleged "gross and systematic human rights violations."The s...

Argentina set up a semi-final showdown with Croatia after beating the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties following a thrilling 2-2 extra-time draw in a World Cup quarter-final classic.Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was the he...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Friday approved a request from Kuwait to keep hold of the council's secretary-general office, a day after reports said that the organisation's current chief, a Kuwaiti, will be repl...

(Adds details, background) BEIRUT, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Lebanon has again extended thedeadline for applications to explore for hydrocarbons in eightoffshore blocks, the energy ministry said o...

An Italian court has ordered the state to restore a German charity vessel seized in 2017 over migrant rescues in the Mediterranean, a lawyer told AFP Friday.The Iuventa, owned by non-governmental organisation Jugend R...

Britain, Italy and Japan said Friday they will jointly develop a future fighter jet in a project that UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said would guarantee national security and safeguard thousands of jobs.The three nat...

Lebanese authorities have detained a well-known actor as part of an investigation into money laundering and illicit enrichment involving the country's central bank governor, a judicial source said Friday.Actor Stepha...

The blatant political double standards of both FIFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have once again raised questions about the values and principles they claim to be devoted to upholding worldwide.  Why...

Blackface has a disturbing history of violence associated with it as well as being a deeply offensive and racist caricature of black people and black culture.The ridicule of black people has survived the test of time,...

Five Tunisian organisations and unions Thursday called on authorities to withdraw a cybercrime decree they said could further stifle criticism of President Kais Saied and his government.The powerful UGTT labour union,...

Day 20 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar sees the quarter-final stages of the tournament get underway, with four teams vying for two places in the next round.In the 6pm Doha time (3pm GMT) match, five-time World Cup...

“Nöl was the combination of a few years of getting my hands all dirty in the fashion scene,” explains Yasmeen.After creating t-shirts as a fundraising mechanism for BabyFist, a space to discuss sexual assault in Pales...

The German ambassador to Doha has spoken out against his country’s recent criticism of Qatar before and during the 2022 World Cup, warning that "serious harm" had resulted from negative comments and coverage.In a four...

Iranians inside the country have been on the streets for nearly three months following the death of Mahsa Amini.Those that have made it home at the end of each day protesting have witnessed others being beaten, killed...

Extremist Israeli politician Bezalel Smotrich met the UAE's ambassador to Israel on Wednesday, days after he was pictured with another far-right politician, Itamar Ben-Gvir.Mohamed Al-Khaja and Smotrich, chair of the...

“How far will she go?” This is the main question spectators may ask themselves while seeing the desperate protagonist of Ahmad Bahrami’s third feature in action.Titled The Wastetown and world-premiered in the internat...

More than 150 Rohingya have been rescued and detained off the coast of Myanmar after their boat started taking on water, Myanmar's military said.Myanmar's state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation sent two boats from...

Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party will submit a constitutional amendment to parliament next week enshrining women's right to wear headscarves at work and in daily life, reviving a hugely divisive issue in the officia...

Ex-officials in Jordan have urged a return of military conscription in the kingdom as extremist Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir looks set to become national security minister.Ben-Gvir, chief of the Jewish Power par...

An ultra-Orthodox party in Israel is demanding "significant measures for deterrence" against non-Orthodox prayer at the Western Wall as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu puts together his far-right cabinet.United Tora...

In a country with more than 60 thousand political prisoners and where members of the opposition and civil society are regularly jailed, pursued, or banned from travelling, many Egyptians see the dangerous journey of fle...

Qatar has set a new Guinness World Record after revealing the largest ever painting on canvas in the world.The colossal painting by Iranian artist Imad Salehi, entitled The Story of A Ball has an area of 9,652 square...

Kuwait has effectively banned entry to Egyptians and will issue new restrictions for the future, local media reported Wednesday.An online platform used by Egyptians for gaining entry to Kuwait has been suspended until...

Key Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd faces a race against time to be fit for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Portugal after he limped off in tears during the last-16 win over Spain.Aguerd has been one of the s...