Middle East Archive

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Tuesday at the request of France and Britain after they accused Iran of test-firing a medium-range

An international law firm hired by the US State Department to investigate last year's military crackdown on the Rohingya in Myanmar says it has found evidence of genocide,

  Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named Ahmed Ouyahia, head of the Rassemblement National Democratique (RND), the second-largest party of Algeria and an ally of the National Liberation Front

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican expressed concern over the status of Jerusalem on Monday as Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held their first meeting since the United

Irfah Satiri slightly bends down to drag a plastic bag out of the mud at the bottom of a waterway. "Maybe, it's been here for years," he says.

Houthis ‘still break international law’ despite confidence-building measures: Arab Coalition RIYADH: The Arab Coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government condemned the Houthi militia on Monday for violating international

  Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named Ahmed Ouyahia, head of the Rassemblement National Democratique (RND), the second-largest party of Algeria and an ally of the National Liberation Front

As ministers from OPEC and other major oil producing countries prepare to gather in Vienna for a crucial meeting later this week, the cartel is absorbing yet another

London, United Kingdom – The UK's opposition Labour Party is pushing to launch contempt of Parliament proceedings against the government over its refusal to publish in full legal

Two people, including a police officer, have been killed in northern India during violent protests by villagers over suspicions of cow slaughter, officials said.  Police said a crowd

MIT NAMA: When Houaida Mabrouk heard about a government campaign that offers free hepatitis C screenings, she hesitated, afraid of testing positive. But after many from her community

Colombo, Sri Lanka - A Sri Lankan court has barred former President Mahinda Rajapaksa from acting as prime minister as it hears a petition challenging his refusal to

Al Jazeera's flagship programme, Witness, has won the prestigious Arts and Culture Story of the Year Award for its documentary Sudan's Forgotten Films. Independent filmmakers Suhaib Gasmelbari and Katharina