Category: 3. Middle East

The frontrunner in opinion polls promises to resuscitate economy after political turmoil if he wins the June 3 presidential vote.

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has declared his bid for the presidency, promising to fix inequality and…

One of the Strip’s largest universities, the Islamic University of Gaza in Gaza City had about 17,000 students before the war, studying everything from medicine and chemistry to literature and commerce. More than 60 percent of the students were…

Paul Chambers awaits trial on charges under Thailand’s lese-majeste laws, which can lead to up to 15 years in prison.

Paul Chambers, an American lecturer at Thailand’s Naresuan University arrested over accusations of breaking Thailand’s

Hope fades for finding survivors as search and rescue operation turns to recovery after night club tragedy in Santo Domingo.

Officials in the Dominican Republic have raised the death toll from the catastrophic roof collapse at the Jet Set…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France plans to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a United Nations conference in New York in June aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

He…

World Expo opens on Sunday with host Japan aiming to bring humanity together, despite global turmoil and tepid public enthusiasm for the six-month event showcasing innovation as well as Hello Kitty in algae form.

A Mars meteorite the size of a…

New Delhi, India – Addressing a rally in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu last weekend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocked leaders from the state government of the regional Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party.

“These ministers from…

Islamabad, Pakistan – Call it a crypto coup.

Flanked by Pakistan’s flags, Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, on Monday signed on to become an adviser to the country’s newly formed regulator…