Friday, June 12, 2026

Egypt court postpones Mubarak murder retrial

Egypt's top court began a retrial Thursday of ex-president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ousted him, but...

Russia "outraged" at accusations it killed civilians in Syria

Russia told the United Nations on Monday it was "outraged" by allegations that it had killed civilians in Syria and destroyed civilian infrastructure as...

Syrian pro-government forces retake key town in west ahead of planned talks

Syrian pro-government forces recaptured a key rebel-held town in coastal Latakia province on Sunday, building on battlefield advances in the area ahead of planned...

Israeli media: Close Netanyahu aide turns state witness

A third confidant of Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to turn state witness and testify against the prime minister, who faces a wave of corruption...

Saudi accuses Iran of sowing ‘sedition, unrest, chaos’

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday accused Iran of a nearly four-decade record of "sedition, unrest and chaos," in a statement released on the Saudi Press...

Egypt arrests leave few vocal critics of Sisi

A smiling Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appeared on state television last month to pardon more than 330 prisoners, saying it was an act...

Saudi Arabia exercise prevention-measurements against Coronavirus

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it would start screening passengers arriving from China and take other preventive measures following the outbreak...

Putin snubs Erdogan meet at Paris climate conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the climate conference in Paris on Monday, the Kremlin...

Blast at government office in Pakistan kills 21

A suicide bomber attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 70, officials said. A Pakistani...

Prince Mohammed due to meet on Yemen with U.N. chief

Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince is due to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday, the kingdom's ambassador said, after the United Nations...

Latest News