Egyptian court acquits 22 over Red Sea islands protest
A Cairo court acquitted on Wednesday 22 people on trial for protesting against a government decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi...
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...
Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into southern Israel late Friday,...
Dutch may join Syria airstrikes 'within days'
The Dutch cabinet will discuss a US request to join coalition air strikes against jihadists in Syria within "the coming days", Foreign Minister Bert...
Iran's leader calls U.S. regional policies a threat to Tehran and Moscow
Iran's supreme leader, at a meeting with Russian President Putin in Tehran on Monday, said U.S. policies in the region were a threat to...
Egypt to try 9 policemen for death in custody
Egypt on Thursday ordered nine policemen to stand trial for the beating to death of a man in custody, prosecutors said, after authorities vowed...
Kerry warns Assad as truce talks shift to Berlin
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syria's Bashar al-Assad of "repercussions" if his regime flouts a new truce being negotiated, as talks to...
Emirati tycoon creates largest Arab education fund with $1.14 billion
A billionaire businessman from the United Arab Emirates launched the Arab world's largest education fund on Wednesday, setting aside $1.14 billion (4.2 billion dirhams)...
Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre reopens after protest
Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial, reopened on Wednesday after Israel backtracked on Tuesday from...
Saudi Arabia considers military option against Al Assad
Saudi Arabia has not ruled out talking to Iran on Syria, but calls Tehran an occupying force
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Tuesday there is...
