Saudi Arabia lifts ban on cinemas: government
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a decades-long ban on cinemas, part of a series of…
7 years ago
International
Recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ‘makes peace possible’: Netanyahu
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that recognising Jerusalem as his country's capital "makes peace…
7 years ago
IS long gone, but former Iraqi oil hub still dead
by Mahmoud Saleh © Agence France-Presse BAIJI, Iraq (AFP) -- A white rocking horse and a child's toy car lie abandoned…
7 years ago
Dubai 2018 budget foresees $15.5 bn expenditure ahead of Expo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Dubai on Sunday adopted its 2018 budget foreseing expenditure of 56.6 million dirhams (around…
7 years ago
Venezuelan leader says no to opposition in presidential race
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced Sunday that leading opposition parties will be barred from taking part in next…
7 years ago
Qatar signs $8-bn deal to buy 24 Typhoon fighters from UK
by David Harding Agence France Presse DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar signed a multi-billion-dollar deal Sunday to buy 24 Typhoon…
7 years ago
Heavy snow causes travel mayhem in northern Europe
by Martine Pauwels Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The heaviest snowfall in four years in Britain caused…
7 years ago
Netanyahu faces pressure in Europe amid Jerusalem protests
by Adam Plowright and Valerie Leroux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began a…
7 years ago
Palestinian president will not meet Pence: adviser
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will not hold a planned meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence following…
7 years ago
Iraqi PM declares ‘end of war against IS’ in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday announced the end of a three-year war by Iraqi forces to drive…
7 years ago
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