Al-Araby

With news of a sudden breakthrough in Iraq’s entrenched political scene making headlines late last week – and signs that the end of the latest government paralysis may be over – it would appear that the status quo has, once again, won out in the battle…

Two people were killed in southeastern Niger on Sunday by a road bomb which exploded as they were passing with donkeys, local sources told AFP. “Two women were killed and a child was seriously wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated as th…

Pakistani security forces on Sunday killed in a shootout five militants in the country’s restive southwest area. Security officials said the operation targeted militants in the Mastung area of Baluchistan province who were alleged to have been behind a…

Authorities in Ethiopia’s rebel-held Tigray region announced Sunday they would respect a ceasefire after the African Union called for an immediate pause to the fighting and peace talks to end nearly two years of war. We are ready to abide by an immedia…

Authorities in northern Iraq on Sunday unveiled an “archaeological park” of 2,700-year-old carvings from the rule of the Assyrians, including showing kings praying to the gods. The 13 stunning monumental rock-carved bas-reliefs were cut into the walls …

The Lebanese army said on Sunday that Israeli gunboats violated Lebanese territorial waters several times on Saturday in an area opposite Ras Naqoura near the border between the two countries, an accusation Israel denied. The statement said there were …

A fire broke out at Iran’s Evin prison on Saturday night, reportedly killing four inmates and injuring a further 61 – although it is likely casualties are higher than the official figures, according to social media. Several reports on social media stat…

Turkey has sent a warship to Qatar as part of security operations for the football World Cup set to begin next month, the Turkish defence ministry said Saturday. Turkey sent the TCG Burgazada ship to Doha from the port city of Izmir to participate in O…

Qatar said on Sunday that more than 1.5 million people have applied for the compulsory pass for the football World Cup, which begins on November 20. Saad Al-Suwaidi, head of the Hayya pass service, said that between 1.5 million and 1.7 million people h…

“My one and only, where are you,” a mother cried at a cemetery beside a freshly-laid mound of earth. She couldn’t process the death of her 33-year-old son who was killed in a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey. Selcuk Ayvaz was among the first to b…