CAIRO: Palestinian factions led by Fatah and Hamas have agreed to hold general elections no later than at the end of 2018, as part of the latest round of reconciliation talks held in Cairo, reports Al Jazeera. In a statement released after the conclusion of the talks on Wednesday, representatives of…

TEHRAN: The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said here yesterday that the Islamic republic provides "advisory assistance" for Yemeni Shiite Houthi militants, Tasnim news agency reported. Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said that "Iran's support…

SOCHI, Russia: The Kremlin said yesterday Turkey's opposition to the participation of Kurdish militias in Syria's political process would not stand in the way of a peace "congress" Moscow is seeking to organise in the near future, reports AFP. "We know that there are certain reservations…

San Diego: Police in San Diego are investigating the mysterious death of a man who made international headlines eight years ago when former US President Jimmy Carter helped negotiate his release from North Korea, reports CNN.Aijalon Mahli Gomes, 38, was found engulfed in flames Friday night in Mission…

MOSCOW: A boatload of tourists in the far eastern Russian Arctic thought they were seeing clumps of ice on the shore, before the jaw-dropping realisation…