62 killed as flydubai jet crashes in southern Russia
A flydubai passenger jet crashed in southern Russia early Saturday, killing all 62 people on board as it tried to land in bad weather...
Somali Islamists publicly execute two officials
Islamist militant group al Shabaab publicly executed a Somali military officer and the leader of a small town in the southern Somali region of...
Islamic State attacks kill 10 in northern Iraq
Islamic State militants killed at least 10 people including a local Sunni tribal sheikh in two separate attacks late on Sunday in Iraq's...
Total fined 750,000 euros over Iraq 'oil for food' graft
French energy giant Total was ordered on appeal Friday to pay 750,000 euros for siphoning cash from the UN "oil-for-food" programme that aided sanctions-hit...
Fighting between Syrian and Turkish armies continues
Turkey has sent thousands of troops into north-western Syria, hasn't been able to stop the Syrian government army to retake the Idlib province.
Turkey said...
Yemen peace talks adjourn until 15 July
United Nations-mediated talks to end more than a year of war in Yemen have adjourned and will reconvene in Kuwait on July 15 after...
Saudi municipal elections sees withdrawal of 120 women candidates
At least 120 female candidates out of a total 1,019 running for Saudi Arabian municipal council elections have withdrawn their candidatures, according to the...
Iraq threatens Turkey with UN action over troop deployment
Iraq has threatened to go to the UN if Turkey does not withdraw soldiers it sent to areas near the northern Iraqi city of...
Oil giant Saudi Aramco confirms looking into share offers
State-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest crude oil producer and exporter, said Friday it is considering a public share offer.
The company "has been studying...
France's Hollande to strike against ISIS "Again and again"
France and its allies are prepared to strike against Islamic State militants "again and again", President Francois Hollande said on Monday.
"ISIS is provoking us...
