BUSINESS

Report: Dubai house prices to fall further

The residential real-estate market in Dubai is set to shed more value, according to a fresh report.

NORTH AFRICA

Fresh violence claims 21 lives in Libya

At least 21 people die in a fresh wave of violence in the Libyan cities of Benghazi and Misrata.

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Protester shot dead in Burundi clashes

A Burundian protester is shot and killed in fresh clashes with security forces in the capital Bujumbura.

BUSINESS

Saudi Arabia insists it can face oil price fall

The central bank of Saudi Arabia has insisted that the recent slump in oil value had not hurt the country’s economy.

POLITICS

London High Court rules on phone-hacking

London's High Court has ordered Mirror Group Newspapers to pay £1.2m in compensation to eight celebrities who were found victims of phone-hacking.

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Baku summons France envoy over Karabakh

Azerbaijan summons French ambassador over Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

BUSINESS

Oman cuts public spending by 20%

The Persian Gulf state of Oman has its public spending by a whopping 20 percent at the beginning of this year, a new government report shows.

PALESTINE

Israel to build 90 new settlement units

Israel approves the construction of 90 new illegal settlement units in East al-Quds (Jerusalem).

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3 gunmen shot dead in Indonesia's Aceh

Indonesian forces shoot and kill three gunmen during violent clashes in the westernmost province of Aceh.

HUMAN RIGHTS

CIA abuse docs remain secret: Judge

A district court judge ruled that secret torture documents would remain secret.

BUSINESS

'Four out of 10 think UAE in recession’

Four out of 10 consumers believe the United Arab Emirates is in a financial recession, says a report.

Blasts near Russia's Syria embassy kill 1

At least one person is killed in shell attacks close to Russia's embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

SYRIA

Palmyra destruction ‘loss to humanity’

UNESCO says the demolition of Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra would be a ‘loss to humanity.’

MILITARY

US spy aircraft defies China warnings

The US military rebuffed multiple warnings by China’s navy and flew a spy aircraft over disputed islands in the South China Sea.

IRAQ

Iraq urges Russia help in ISIL battle

The Iraqi premier urges Moscow to further help the Arab country in the battle against Takfiri ISIL terrorist group.

ECONOMY

Iran opens its largest glass production plant

Iran has launched a glass fabrication plant described as the country’s largest, with President Hassan Rouhani calling on local producers to raise their competitiveness.

KOREAS

N Korea can counteract US: Pyongyang

North Korea says it is capable of counteracting the US administration.

AFGHANISTAN

Afghan police kill 7 Taliban militants

Afghan police forces kill seven Taliban militants and injure six others in Badakhshan.