Month: February 2018

Iran moved a step closer to a plan to ditch the dollar in its trade activities by announcing that purchase orders by merchants that are …

Landslides have become Indonesia’s most common natural disaster, killing more people in a year than earthquakes, floods or tsunamis. Every rain shower could cause another …

Historic ruling could cause traffic chaos and dramatically hit the value of diesel cars in Germany      

President Rouhani urges the Western countries to stop providing Saudi Arabia with weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) if they really care about war-torn Yemenis.      

For years, the Iraq-Iran border has served as the main conduit for smuggling of goods by porters whose job involves shouldering heavy and bulky loads …

Iran says the US and UK’s recent failed anti-Tehran resolution is nothing but an attempt to cover up their roll in Saudi Arabia’s war in …

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed its doors as a proposed law threatened to scrap centuries of precedent.      

Comments come amid reports in Kabul news media of efforts by Afghan government to shut down armed group’s Doha office.      

Vodafone Germany and Nokia will connect Earth to its sole natural satellite by a 4G network they plans to install on the moon next year.      

German EU minister says Poland is more open to discuss EU concerns over an overhaul of the country’s judiciary.      

A senior Philippine official says Manila will only permit a probe into alleged rights abuses in its drug war if it is led by a …

A five-hour truce comes into effect in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, after intense government bombardment kills more than 550.      

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman fires the kingdom’s military chief of staff and several other high ranking military officers.      

A UK-drafted resolution aimed at pressuring Iran over alleged weapons supplies to Yemeni fighters fails at the UN Security Council.      

Al Jazeera spoke to two journalists living in Eastern Ghouta about their experiences covering the air attacks.      

Iranian freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers bag five medals at the XXII Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial.      

Every year to honor the 1979 Islamic Revolution here in Iran, different cultural events are held in the country. One of those important celebrations is …

President Rodrigo Duterte skips ‘People Power’ commemoration as protesters denounce his ‘authoritarian tendencies’.      

In rare move, church leaders in Jerusalem close off one of Christianity’s holiest shrines, citing discriminatory policy.      

Russia warns that militants in Eastern Ghouta are preparing to launch a chemical attack which they plan to blame on the Syrian government.      

This episode of The Debate is about the US plan to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds.      

There’s been a large demonstration in a busy shopping district of Tokyo against the construction of a US base on Okinawa island.      

The Syrian army has taken control of several areas in the flashpoint region of Eastern Ghouta after launching a ground offensive against Nusra Front and …

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was closed until further notice.      

The Ohio governor says confusion and lack of agenda is likely to cause the current US political system to collapse.