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
Middle East
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
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
Israel strike kills 2 Palestinians, says Gaza officials
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- An Israeli air strike on a Gaza base of Hamas's military wing killed…
7 years ago
Putin ‘deeply concerned’ at US Jerusalem move
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian president Vladimir Putin is "deeply concerned" by Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as…
7 years ago
Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
by Mike Smith with Andrew Beatty in Washington Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) -- President Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem…
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Arab League chief warns Trump Jerusalem move could fuel violence
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- The Arab League chief said on Sunday a decision by US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as…
7 years ago
Putin urges ‘compromise’ ahead of new Syria peace talks
by Maria Panina Agence France-Presse SOCHI, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that efforts to end Syria's six-year war…
7 years ago