U.S. approves sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of thousands of smart bombs worth a total of $1.29 billion to Saudi Arabia to help...
Taliban battle into west Afghan city in new crisis for government
Taliban fighters with heavy weapons and night-vision equipment fought their way close to the centre of the western city of Farah on Tuesday, as...
Saudi Arabia denies pirating World Cup broadcast from Qatar
Saudi Arabia has denied accusations of pirating the broadcast of World Cup games for which Qatar-based beIN Sports network holds the regional rights.
Saud al-Qahtani,...
Iran sanctions, trade are tests of European sovereignty – Macron’s office
The threat of U.S. sanctions on European companies trading with Iran and tariffs on aluminium and steel exports are a test of European sovereignty...
Coronavirus marches on in Italy, Iran, US, and UK
Soaring new death tolls are reported in Italy, Iran and the United States as the Coronavirus pandemic marched relentlessly across the globe Sunday, prompting...
Copenhagen Airport Terminal 3 evacuated due to terror alert ‘sparked by suspicious bag’
A terminal of Copenhagen Airport has been evacuated due to a terror alert reportedly sparked by a suspicious bag.
Terminal 3 and the airport’s metro...
Egypt struggles to get subsidised food to poor amid dollar crisis
"Any rice?" says the woman, leaning into a shop in Cairo and brandishing a green smartcard that carries her family's food credits. The shopkeeper...
MSF calls for inquiry into deadly Yemen hospital attack
Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) called on Monday for a full investigation into an attack on a hospital in Yemen this month in...
Isis fighters target Libyan oil port of Sidra
Fighters from the so-called Islamic State (Isis) group have clashed with guards near Libya's Sidra oil port east of its Sirte stronghold, reports say.
It...
Twin Iraq and Syria assaults as IS loses last city
Deir Ezzor, Syria, Nov 3, 2017 (AFP) - Syrian troops on Friday retook the last major city where the Islamic State group had a...
