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Pope Francis condemned weapons manufacturers and traffickers for selling arms to “terrorists” in comments on Wednesday reflecting on his recent trip to Iraq.

Parliament is set to meet in a legislative session Friday to endorse an urgent draft law to compensate security forces for the increased cost of living, following a stark drop … Read More

Sudan’s prime minister and Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince met Wednesday to discuss Saudi investment opportunities in the Red Sea, the Sudanese government said, as the kingdom seeks to boost … Read More

Pope Francis thanked the people of Iraq Wednesday for allowing him to make his historic trip to the country, saying Iraqis deserve to live in peace.

Mohammad is five years old, Areej six and Dalaa 10. Syrian refugees in Turkey, these children have inherited a yearning for a country they know little to nothing about.

As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer to … Read More

The Armenian government said the dismissal of a top army general at the centre of a political crisis had come into force on Wednesday almost two weeks after Prime Minister … Read More

Women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who was released last month after three years in prison, said on Wednesday she hoped a Saudi court would amend her sentence as she headed … Read More

The Lebanese pound fell on the black market Wednesday, hovering just above last week’s record low as anger grew over the country’s political deadlock and financial meltdown.

Young Syrians have suffered heavy personal losses in a decade of war and still have to face rebuilding their shattered homeland, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said … Read More