World Bank to provide Egypt with first $1 billion of $3 billion loan
The World Bank will provide the first $1 billion tranche of a $3 billion loan to Egypt after parliament approves the government's economic programme,...
Olympics: Huge queues and angry fans mar the start of Rio Games
The Rio Olympic Games got off to a shambolic start on Saturday as fans queued for hours at security checkpoints to enter venues, with...
Egypt sends former anti-graft chief to prison for 5 years
An Egyptian military court on Tuesday convicted the country's former anti-graft chief of insulting the armed forces and sentenced him to five years in...
OPEC fails to agree policy but Saudis pledge no shocks
Saudi Arabia promised on Thursday not to flood the oil market with extra barrels even as OPEC failed to agree on output policy, with...
New rebel evacuations from Syria’s south
More rebel fighters with their families boarded buses to leave southern Syria on Saturday under deals with the regime, a war monitor said, after...
Islamist stabs two Tunisian policemen outside parliament
Tunis, Nov 1, 2017 (AFP) - A young Islamic extremist stabbed two policemen on Wednesday in front of the Tunisian parliament, seriously wounding one...
The Latest: Israel army says car rams into West Bank soldier
The Latest on Palestinian protests in Gaza that turned deadly when Israeli troops fired into the crowd. (all times local):
7:45 p.m.
Israel's military says an...
Saudi Arabia hosting Syrian opposition ahead of peace talks
Saudi Arabia is hosting Syrian opposition groups and many of the main rebel factions next week in an effort to come up with a...
Singapore arrests 27 Bangladeshi "Islamists", deports 26
Singapore, a wealthy multi-ethnic city state, arrested 27 Bangladeshi construction workers who supported Islamist groups including al Qaeda and ISIS and deported 26 of them,...
Egyptian court voids deal to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
An Egyptian court declared void on Tuesday a maritime border accord with Saudi Arabia that would have seen Egypt lose control of two Red...
