The resolution needed a minimum of nine 'yes' votes in the 15-member council, but it got support from China, Vietnam and South Africa only
09 Jul 2020 10:55 AM
Many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns, while others, such as China and Australia, implement another round in response to a resurgence
09 Jul 2020 9:33 AM
Israeli leaders paint Jerusalem as a model of coexistence, but Palestinian residents face widespread discrimination and lack citizenship
08 Jul 2020 10:23 AM
Indians, who constitutes the largest expat community in Kuwait, should not exceed 15 percent of its total population according to the bill
06 Jul 2020 3:29 PM
'Technological superiority and intelligence capabilities are essential to the security of the State of Israel,' said Alternate PM Gantz
06 Jul 2020 12:58 PM
Muslims from other countries are barred from the rite for first year in modern times, while number of domestic pilgrims are limited to 1,000
06 Jul 2020 10:29 AM
Other Gulf countries have also moved to ease restrictions, although Kuwait has maintained a partial curfew
05 Jul 2020 3:48 PM
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, marking another unfortunate milestone in the spread of the disease
05 Jul 2020 10:42 AM
The number of cases is more than double the figure for severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to World Health Organization
04 Jul 2020 9:12 AM
Khashoggi was an insider-turned-critic who wrote for The Washington Post before he was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018
03 Jul 2020 2:12 PM
Before the war erupted in 2011, Syria produced enough wheat to feed its entire population but harvests then plunged to record lows
03 Jul 2020 1:23 PM
Once a cathedral of Byzantium Empire, then a mosque under Ottoman Empire, the iconic Hagia Sophia awaits decision to be a museum; or not
01 Jul 2020 3:58 PM
The nation of about 2.8 million people has the second highest tally of infections among the six Gulf Arab states after Saudi Arabia
29 Jun 2020 2:57 PM
Due to the cancellation of International flights, it was difficult to immediately bring back all the Tamil Nadu fishermen stranded in Iran
26 Jun 2020 1:32 PM
A number of social media users reported seeing an orange light in the east of Tehran as the tank blew up around midnight
26 Jun 2020 12:19 PM
Currently more than 450,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank, alongside more than 2.8 million Palestinians
25 Jun 2020 9:02 AM
The Palestinian Authority put the West Bank city of Hebron on lockdown as well
24 Jun 2020 3:37 PM
For years, Israel’s harshest detractors have labeled it an apartheid state to describe its rule over Palestinians
24 Jun 2020 3:28 PM
The middle aged couple was killed inside their villa at the Arabian Ranches during a break-in and robbery bid, according to local media
24 Jun 2020 1:57 PM
A publicly engaged academic, Sternhell headed the Hebrew University's political science department and was a professor emeritus there
21 Jun 2020 4:11 PM