Tag: Geography of Asia

China Wednesday denied plans to build an environmental monitoring station on a disputed shoal near the Philippines' coastline, after a ...

German powerhouse Bayern Munich opened a Shanghai office Wednesday in a bid to capitalise on China's vast fan base and ...

Egypt national team cyclist Islam Nasser has passed away after suffering heart failure at the 2017 African Track Championships, held ...

The tomb where Jesus is believed to have been buried is being unveiled again following nine months of restoration work ...

A fifth round of UN-backed Syria peace talks begins Thursday in Geneva with scant hope of a breakthrough against a ...

Fourteen-year-old San Min Hteik had worked at the steel factory for less than a week when his hand got caught ...

Tourists fled their hotels in panic on Bali Wednesday after the popular Indonesian holiday island was rattled by an early ...

The Jerusalem Marathon winds its way through one of the most historic -- and contentious -- cities on earth. Islam, ...

The Collation was protesting police failure to arrest members of the Kandahar Boys who they accuse of launching several attacks ...

The United Nations on Monday rejected a call by the Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen for the key port ...

Egypt on Monday received the second tranche of a $3-billion World Bank loan in support of the government's economic and ...

A Kuwaiti lawyer filed a lawsuit Monday seeking a temporary driving ban on millions of expatriates to ease traffic congestion ...

Seven countries and an American donor on Monday pledged $75.5 million (70 million euros) to a UNESCO-backed fund aimed at ...

Secretive British street artist Banksy's hotel next to Israel's controversial separation wall was due to welcome its first customers Monday, ...

Brightly coloured wooden and brick houses line a clean riverside path amid trees and vegetable gardens, a tranquil scene in ...

Egypt has received its first two oil shipments from Saudi giant Aramco after deliveries were suspended for several months over ...

Just before midnight in a sleepy district of Beirut, dozens of Syrian refugees huddle in small groups around bulging suitcases, ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he could not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near his country's ...

Ghana is set to host the maiden edition of the Dubai-Africa Partnership for Better Health Roadshow in Accra at the ...

The Islamic State Group claimed responsibility Saturday for a suicide bomb attack on a Bangladesh security forces camp, while police ...