South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, back from an official visit to China, said on Friday that his armed forces had not damaged the contested Heglig oilfield they seized for 10 days earlier this month because it belongs to South Sudan. Both South Sud
US judge rules that first stage of trial should be broadcast by closed-circuit TV due to significant public interest.
President Barack Obama has signed a waiver to remove curbs on funding to the Palestinian Authority, declaring the aid to be “important to the security interests of the United States.” A $192 million aid package was frozen by the U.S. Co
Putting the son of fallen leader Muammar Qaddafi on trial on their own soil is a matter of national pride for Libya’s leaders, but the lack of a properly functioning state is making it hard for them to convince the outside world they are up to the task.
Islamic leaders in the Gaza Strip called on Friday for armed groups to kidnap Israelis and use them as bargaining chips to secure the freedom of thousands of Palestinians prisoners held in Israeli jails. Human rights groups say up to 2,000 prisoners
The government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has moved to silence critics, raising new concerns about freedom of expression in the West Bank. Abbas’ communications minister, Mashour Abu Daqa, said late Thursday that the attorney
The United Nations on Friday appointed Major General Robert Mood, a veteran of troublesome truces, to head the force monitoring the faltering ceasefire in Syria. Mood was understood to be already heading for Damascus when the deadline passe
At least nine people killed and dozens injured by a reported suicide bomber in the Damascus district of al-Midan.
At least 27 people wounded by four consecutive explosions that ripped through the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk.