Egyptian rights group says 237 protesters arrested in Cairo
An Egyptian coalition of rights groups says police arrested at least 237 people during protests in Cairo the previous day against a government decision...
Hollande warns of 'total war' if no action taken in Syria
Failure to act in Syria risks stoking a “total war” in the Middle East, French President Francois Hollande said in a landmark speech to...
Gulf investors hold back from UK property deals on Brexit fears
Gulf Arab investors, some of the biggest buyers of British real estate, are holding back from new deals because they fear a property price...
Al Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses
Al Qaeda may have been pushed out of the enclave it carved out in Yemen as the country descended into civil war, but the...
EgyptAir passenger plane hijacked, most passengers freed
An Egyptair domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and landed in Cyprus, Egyptian officials said.
The pilot of the plane was...
Virus death toll hits 853 in Iran
The Coronavirus outbreak has spread to all of Iran's 31 provinces since it first emerged last month in Qom, which is among the worst-hit...
Bahrain court dissolves main opposition group
A Bahrain court on Sunday dissolved the main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq, accusing it of helping to foster violence and terrorism, in an...
Saudi crown prince meets Archbishop of Canterbury
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a private meeting Thursday with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, where he made a "strong commitment" to...
Anger as Israel denies its forces shot Palestinian teen
Israel on Tuesday denied its forces shot a Palestinian teenager and said he suffered a severe head injury when he fell off his bicycle,...
Netanyahu hails US policy on Iran, calls on world to back
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday hailed the United States's policy on Iran and urged the rest of the world to follow suit.
"The...
