China says wants deeper defence and anti-terror ties with Arab world
China wants to develop deeper defence and anti-terrorism ties with the Arab world, including joint exercises, intelligence sharing and training, the government said in...
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...
Kerry issues warning as Syrian parties back halt to fighting
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel groups accepted a plan for a cessation of hostilities to begin on Saturday and the...
ISIS shows photo of improvised Russian plane bomb
ISIS has said it smuggled a bomb on board a Russian airliner that crashed last month, after discovering a “way to compromise the security”...
Assad's trip to Moscow bolsters sense he may survive war
Russia's military intervention in Syria has deepened the sense that President Bashar Assad may survive the country's disastrous civil war, and his surprise visit...
Libya repels ISIS assault on oil terminal
Libyan guards said Monday they repelled a maritime assault by ISIS on Zueitina oil terminal in the north of the country.
ISIS tried last week...
Egypt marks overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood president with new holiday
Egypt is celebrating the army's 2013 overthrow of former President Morsi with a new national holiday.
On Thursday warplanes flew over the capital, Cairo, where...
Paris police shoot dead knife-wielding man on Charlie Hebdo anniversary
Paris police shot dead on Thursday a man wielding a knife after he tried to enter a police station shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is...
Afghan politician shot dead as Taliban launch series of attacks
Gunmen killed a provincial deputy governor and three others in an ambush in Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, as the Taliban carried out a...
New Saudi energy minister shows he takes OPEC seriously
For OPEC watchers, every little detail matters.
When the oil producer group holds its half-yearly meetings, what time the ministers arrive in Vienna, how they...
