French jihadists in Syria may be allowed home, Paris says

AFP | France on Tuesday opened the door to repatriating more than a hundred jihadists being held in Syria, in a marked change in stance...

Khomeini: father of Iran’s Islamic Republic

AFP | Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was an austere and charismatic cleric who became an icon of the 21st century for standing against the West and...

‘Flight of the revolution’: the Ayatollah’s return to Iran

AFP | In the dead of night on February 1, 1979, Iran's revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took off for Tehran from Paris onboard a...

Iran accuses France of ‘destabilising’ region

AFP | Iran has accused France of being a destabilising force in the region after its foreign minister threatened new sanctions against Tehran over its...

IS ‘caliphate’ in Syria dead within a month: commander

AFP | Military operations against the Islamic State group in Syria are wrapping up and the last pockets of the jihadists' self-proclaimed "caliphate" will be...

What Khashoggi means for Americans everywhere? – Imran Jan

Imran Jan | A friend of mine once asked me why I wanted to become an American citizen. “The government that looks out for its...

Into the arena for camel wrestling in Turkey

AFP | Erol Bilgin has high hopes. His camel, Kara Elmas (Black Diamond), might not have won the beauty contest the day before, but it...

PM seeks financial assistance package from Doha

News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan has sought an economic assistance package from Qatar which includes revision of LNG price and its supply on...

Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks

AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday, with Turkey saying they...

Plea for peace as body of murdered Arab-Israeli student returns home

AFP | Australians have farewelled Arab-Israeli student Aya Maasarwe in emotional vigils and ceremonies as her heartbroken father prepared to return home with her body...

In Iraq, political wrangling spawns debate over US troops

AFP | From the halls of parliament to the lightning-fast rumour mills of social media, pro-Iran factions are demanding US troops withdraw from Iraq in...

Israel opens new international airport near Red Sea

AFP | Israel inaugurated a new international airport Monday in its desert south meant to boost tourism to the nearby Red Sea and serve as...
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