"The world is not ruled by ultimatum, Doha will not meet any of the 13 demands" : Qatar
offering instead “a proper condition for a dialogue” to resolve the Gulf crisis. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman…
UN: Nearly 500,000 displaced Syrians return home
About 440,000 people displaced within the country returned to their homes since January, UN refugee agency says….
Update on Gulf crisis: Qatar FM meets UN Security Council members
Foreign minister asks non-permanent members of UN Security Council to call for an end of the blockade…
Trump warns US 'patience is over' with North Korea
US president calls for additional sanctions to thwart the North’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. ‘The era…
Turkey urges 'respect of Qatar rights' to end Gulf rift
Turkish defence minister hopes crisis to be resolved soon on basis of sincere dialogue and respect for…
German parliament approves same-sex marriage
Landmark vote comes after Chancellor Angela Merkel changes her mind and tells party members to follow their…
UN's Zeid: Call to shut Al Jazeera unacceptable attack
High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein says Saudi-led campaign to close the network is ‘extraordinary, unprecedented’. A host…
New batch of Turkish troops arrives in Qatar
Joint exercises, expected to start after Eid al-Fitr, could eventually draw up to 1,000 Turkish soldiers to…
Lebanon : Five suicide bombers blow themselves up during army raid in Al Nour refugee camp near Syrian border
Lebanon’s military has stepped up its crackdown on ISIL in the area close to the Syrian border…