Tallahassee: Florida has ordered 5.6 million people to evacuate as massive Hurricane Irma menaces the southeastern US state, according to its Division of Emergency Management. Irma regained strength as a...

Beijing: China on Thursday played down the Indian Army Chief’s war remarks and wondered whether his comments represented the view of the Indian government. Reacting to Indian Army Chief General...

Makkah: Brutal attacks and open genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar shame humanity and represent the death of ethical values in the international system, the Makkah-based Muslim World League said...

Jeddah: Fahad Al-Muwallad's second-half winner against Japan in Jeddah took Saudi Arabia to its fifth World Cup and consigned Australia to the play-offs Tuesday. The half-time substitute smashed a fierce...

Jeddah: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman had on Wednesday a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). During the call,...

Xiamen: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday held their first substantive bilateral meeting after the Dokalam standoff, which had put ties between the two countries under...

Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected a statement by the five emerging-market BRICS powers that militant groups in Pakistan pose a regional security concern, with its defence minister saying no group...

New Delhi: Popular microblogging website Twitter has blocked several accounts and withheld dozens of tweets related to Kashmir, a media report said Tuesday. “In a letter dated August 24, the...

Makkah: Grand Mufti and President of the Council of Senior Scholars Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh emphasized that it is incumbent on all Muslims to show the bright side of Islam...

Kabul: Afghanistan on Monday joined the international community in denouncing the mass killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that the Islamic Republic of...