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Lebanon`s tap water is healthy according to official tests: media

The state-run Establishment of the Water of Beirut and Mount Lebanon (EBML) announced Monday that potable water ...

Displaced Yemenis to celebrate Eid Al-Adha amid suffering, hunger

For the first time, Ahmed Obeid, a father of four, could not prepare for Eid al-Adha feast because the ongoing ...

Airstrikes kill scores of militants including 4 Taliban commanders in N. Afghanistan

Scores of militants possibly around 100 including four senior commanders were killed as government aircraft targeted ...

Lebanese party warns of contamination in coastal water

Sabaa, a new Lebanese political party, placed Sunday billboards and posters on some beaches in the country to warn ...

Tourist resorts in western Thailand closed due to heavy downpour

Dozens of tourist resorts in the neighborhood of a major dam in western Thailand have been forced to temporarily close ...

Taliban kidnap 3 passenger buses in Afghan northern Kunduz province

Taliban militants kidnapped three passenger buses along with more than 150 passengers in Khan Abad district of ...

Gaza livestock markets witness low turnout ahead of Muslims` sacrificial holiday

On the eve of Muslims` al-Adha feast, livestock markets in the Palestinian Gaza Strip has witnessed a low customer ...

Syrian girl struggles for life defending against IS

- Hanin Jibai, 17, woke up one night to the sound of gunfire outside her house. Not knowing what was happening, she saw ...

Afghanistan announces muslim eid holiday ceasefire with Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark the ...

As killing rise, aid workers confront era of growing risk

Working in conflict zones for years does not make it any less frightening when armed militiamen storm the hospital you ...

Saudi Arabia warns possible floods in mecca

Saudi Meteorology Authority announced on Sunday of the possibility of floods in Mecca because of medium to heavy ...

8 years late, Palestinian mails, packages arrive in West Bank after Israel allows entry

In recent days the Palestinian postal staff in Jericho has been sorting through tons of undelivered mail in a room ...

Death toll nears 400 in India`s flood-hit Kerala, dozens missing

The death toll in India`s southern state of Kerala rose on Monday to nearly 400 after its worst flood in a ...

Shots fired at U.S. embassy in Turkish capital, no casualties

Amid tense relations between Ankara and Washington, several gunshots were fired on Monday from a vehicle at the U.S. ...

Turkey`s Erdogan says attack on economy no different from attack on flag

President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said an attack on Turkey`s economy was no different from a strike against its ...