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Stephanie Williams, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission attends the opening ceremony of the Libya's peace talks in Tunis, Tunisia, Monday Nov. 9, 2020. AP Photo

Libya peace talks falter over transitional government

Almost half of participants hinted at withdrawing from process

WorldDecember 16, 2020

Khadija Al Qallaf arrives in Kuwait City to file candidacy papers for the parliamentary elections. EPA

Kuwait elections: high turnout expected as excitement builds over fresh faces

Authorities will allow those infected with coronavirus to cast their ballots

December 06, 2020

Egyptian rescuers and bystanders are pictured at the site where a dilapidated building collapsed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, early on December 3, 2020, killing three people. / AFP / Tarek al-FARAMAWI

Alexandria building collapse kills six as dangerous winter storms loom

Winter storms or "Nawas" batter the coastal city and building collapses are not uncommon

WorldDecember 03, 2020

Rami Makhlouf, the billionaire cousin of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, has accused the state of pressuring him to hand over his assets.

Rami Makhlouf: fallen Syrian tycoon gives mixed signals about fighting regime

President Bashar Al Assad’s cousin less combative in his latest Facebook message

December 01, 2020

Dr. Bibi Ashour, a social policy specialist and secretary of Kuwait Society For National Fraternity, candidate at the upcoming 2020 National Assembly elections in Kuwait

Record number of women running in Kuwaiti elections

The 2020 National Assembly elections are the first to be held since Sheikh Sabah's death

WorldNovember 12, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a news conference in March 2020. Reuters

Putin tells Erdogan of concern over Syrian fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh

Mr Putin called the Turkish president to discuss the increased involvement of fighters from the Middle East region as repeated efforts to achieve a ceasefire falls apart

WorldOctober 28, 2020