JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its air force on Friday struck "infrastructure" at the Janta crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border, which it claimed was used to ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday strongly condemned the burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip by Israeli troops, which forced patients and medical staff to evacuate. In a ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday expressed concern over the "acts of sedition" in Syria while assuring that Iran seeks to promote calm and prevent ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- As much as 36 percent of Americans took on holiday debt this holiday season, up from 34 percent a year ago, according to the latest holiday debt survey of LendingTree, ...

SANAA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-British navy coalition launched a fresh airstrike on the Houthi-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Friday night, targeting the 1st Armor Division in the city, ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. homelessness in 2024 increased by 18 percent compared to 2023, driven by a national affordable housing crisis, rising inflation, and a surge in migrants, according ...

BEIRUT, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese security forces on Friday arrested 67 Syrian nationals for illegally entering Lebanon, along with a Lebanese bus driver who was transporting them, the official ...

A spokesperson for Nats, the UK's main air traffic controller, said: "Due to widespread fog, temporary air traffic restrictions are in place at several airports across the UK today. Restrictions of ...

ADEN, Yemen, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia has allocated 500 million U.S. dollars to the Yemeni government to cover state employees' salaries and other expenses, Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad ...

TUNIS, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian security forces have dismantled a drug trafficking network active in the northwestern province of Siliana, arresting three individuals, the Tunisian National Guard ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 40 km E of Tomioka, Japan at 19:10:07 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices advanced on Friday. The West Texas Intermediate for February delivery went up 98 cents, or 1.41 percent, to settle at 70.6 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New ...