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RAMALLAH — Saeb Erekat, Palestinian top negotiator with Israel, has passed away at an Israeli hospital, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamad Shtayyeh announced Tuesday. Erekat, secretary general of Palestine Liberation’s Executive Committee, was taken to Hadassah-Ain Karem […]

In the early hours of Wednesday, at the height of the nail-biting election drama unfolding in the United States, the country’s embassy in Abidjan issued a statement urging Ivory Coast’s leaders to “show commitment to […]

JEDDAH — The third phase of the gradual resumption of Umrah service and visit to the Two Holy Mosques started on Sunday, Nov. 1 as first batches of pilgrims from outside the Kingdom are expected to […]

NEW YORK — Women continue to be under-represented in key decision-making over the battle against COVID-19, the chief of the UN gender empowerment agency said on Thursday, addressing the Security Council, adding that the situation is […]

The World Trade Organization’s effort to select a leader and chart a new course for the global trading system hit a roadblock Wednesday after the Trump administration vetoed a bid by front-runner Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who […]

GENEVA — The UN human rights office (OHCHR) voiced “serious concerns” on Tuesday over the situation in Myanmar — including rights violations and proliferation of hateful speech against minority communities — as the country prepares for […]

NEW YORK — A deadly bombing that killed at least seven people at a religious school in Pakistan on Tuesday, has been strongly condemned by the Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Education is the fundamental right of every […]

Pakistan’s prime minister has appealed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to ban Islamophobic content on the site, warning of an increase in radicalisation amongst Muslims, the government said on Sunday. In a letter, which the […]