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Distressed parents of a one-year-old girl ran into a hospital in the early hours of the morning, seeking immediate help after their daughter stopped breathing.
One migrant was killed and two others aged 17 and 18 were wounded and taken to a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders, the charity said.
Arab leaders pay tribute to Prince Philip
Leaders from across the Arab World offered their condolences to the Queen of the United Kingdom following the death of her husband Prince Philip on Friday.
Jihadist suicide bomber kills six at Somali cafe: police
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber killed seven civilians in an attack outside a cafe in the Somali town of Baido, 250 kilometres northwest ...
Conflict-hit Libya launches coronavirus jab campaign
Libya kicked off its vaccination campaign with Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah, the head of a newly established Government of National Unity.
Three Palestinian-Israeli men shot dead amid continuing crime wave
Three young men, all Palestinian citizens of Israel, were shot dead in two incidents on Friday evening amid a continuing crime wave in Israel's Palestinian community.
UAE names 2 new astronauts, including woman
Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum identified Noura al-Matroushi as the UAE's first female astronaut, with ...
Minors in Saudi Arabia face execution despite announced reforms
Despite Saudi authorities promising reforms in 2020, people who committed crimes as minors still face execution.
Kuwait wants to strengthen ties with Turkey, says ruler
A letter from Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah conveyed Kuwait's commitment to close relations between the two friendly ...
Saudi executes three soldiers for 'high treason'
Riyadh's defence ministry named the three soldiers as Mohammed bin Ahmed, Shaher bin Issa and Hamoud bin Ibrahim without identifying who they ...
Andrea Bocelli performs in Saudi Unesco World Heritage site
The singer belted out Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in a duet with his young daughter Virginia at UNESCO World Heritage site Hegra, in the ...
UN official condemns Syrian regime strike that killed seven
The UN’s Deputy Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Syria has condemned an Assad regime missile strike which killed an education official, ...
Former UK minister accuses pro-Israel lobby of 'disgusting interference'
Duncan wrote in his memoir 'In The Thick of It: The private diaries of a minister' that the Conservative Friends of Israel has pushed Britain to ...
Muslim leaders battling misconceptions on vaccines, fasting this Ramadan
Top clerics have said that getting the coronavirus vaccine does not invalidate a fast, but local community leaders are working hard to reassure ...
Former Iraqi PM faces French lawsuit over protester killings
Five Iraqi families have brought a lawsuit in France against Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, alleging that he was responsible for the killing ...
UN 'very concerned' for life of Dubai's Sheikha Latifa
His 35-year-old daughter has not been seen in public since a foiled attempt to escape from the emirate in March 2018.
Sudan agrees to reactivate agreements with Qatar
Relations between Sudan and Qatar appear to be warming since the end of the Gulf blockade earlier this year.
Irish MEPs promote militias accused of Iraq atrocities: video
Video footage has surfaced showing two Irish MEPs visiting a headquarters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces militia, which has committed ...
Visit to Covid victims' families 'triggered Jordan royal rift'
Prince Hamzah's visit was seen as undermining King Abdullah and Crown Prince Hussein, people with knowledge of the matter said.
As I Want: The abused survivors of Egypt's revolution
Film Review: Premiered in the 2021 Berlin Film Festival, Samaher Al Qadi's latest feature, a biographical documentary, explores the ...
Polls open in Djibouti as Guelleh seeks fifth term
Some 215,000 citizens are registered to vote in the ballot pitting Guelleh, 73, against a little-known businessman widely seen to pose little ...
Jordan denies former royal court chief left country
Jordanian state news agency Petra confirmed Bassem Awadallah remains in custody, dismissing rumours that the former head of the royal court had ...
Syria Insight: Fears grow for Syrian refugees in Denmark
The Danish government has revoked the residencies of dozens of Syrian refugees, the first European country to do so, as part of new ...
Ex-NATO commander suggests extending US presence in Afghanistan
NATO's former top commander has suggested a six-month extension to the US presence in Afghanistan as the 1 May withdrawal deadline looms.
Protesters were reportedly faced with incidents of harassment and violence.
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