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Many flights set to depart on Sunday morning were rescheduled to leave earlier so only seven flights were cancelled due to the strike, say the sources. (Photo: AFP)

Israel: Flights suspended in lieu of strike against pharamaceutical...

Air traffic at Ben Gurion airport came to a halt at 0600 GMT after Jewish state's powerful Histadrut trade union called...

17 Dec 2017 4:27 PM IST

In September, King Salman issued a decree saying women will be able to drive from June 2017 as part of an ambitious reform push in the conservative kingdom. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

In a historic move, Saudi allows women to drive cars, trucks, bikes

Its historic decision to allow women to drive from June 2017 has been cheered inside the kingdom and abroad.

17 Dec 2017 11:39 AM IST

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Photo: AP)

Saudi women will also drive trucks

In September, King Salman issued a decree saying women will be able to drive from next June.

17 Dec 2017 12:53 AM IST

Hamas must not be offered free gifts, and I will convene a meeting on Sunday, in order to find a concrete and legal solution to keep putting pressure on Hamas, says (Photo: AP)

Israel Supreme Court says, cannot keep Paletanian soldiers' bodies

Current legislation does not allow refusal to return the bodies, the court said, following a motion filed by families of...

15 Dec 2017 2:41 PM IST

A number of Algerian and French nationals entered the largely ISIS-controlled district of Darzab in northern Jowzjan province in November. (Photo: Representational)

Wait for us': ISIS threatens US over Trump's Jerusalem decision

Washington triggered widespread anger and protests across the Arab world with its decision on Jerusalem.

14 Dec 2017 6:11 PM IST

Some lodgers checked in voluntarily, while others are undergoing therapy as part of the jail sentence dished out by rebel authorities for joining ISIS. (Photo: AFP)

Life after Jihad: Ex-ISIS fighters, their lives in Syria's...

'Maybe I'll start a business, continue my studies, or go to Europe.'

13 Dec 2017 6:34 PM IST

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. (Photo: AP)

No peace or stability' until Jerusalem regarded as capital:...

Jerusalem is and will forever be the capital of the Palestinian state,' Mahmud Abbas said.

13 Dec 2017 4:18 PM IST

Saudi Arabia will be the first stop of Trumps maiden overseas trip beginning later this week.

After 35 years, Saudi Arabia lifts ban on public cinemas

The government said it would begin licensing cinemas immediately and the first movie theatres are expected to open next...

12 Dec 2017 12:59 AM IST

A number of Algerian and French nationals entered the largely ISIS-controlled district of Darzab in northern Jowzjan province in November. (Photo: Representational)

ISIS driven out of Syria's Idlib after incursion

ISIS fighters captured the Idlib village of Bashkun at the weekend after clashes with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

12 Dec 2017 12:54 AM IST

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (Photo: AP)

World leaders congratulate Iraq for victory over IS

Daesh no longer hold significant territory in Iraq or Syria,' says Theresa May.

11 Dec 2017 1:07 PM IST

Jerusalem row: Palestine walking away from chance to discuss peace,...

The comments come after the Palestinian Authority said that its president Mahmud Abbas would refuse to meet Pence.

11 Dec 2017 12:48 PM IST

A number of Algerian and French nationals entered the largely ISIS-controlled district of Darzab in northern Jowzjan province in November. (Photo: Representational)

In a first, French fighters join ISIS in Afghanistan

It is a troubling sign as France has faced the worst of the ISIS-inspired violence in Europe since 2015.

10 Dec 2017 6:53 PM IST