Sudan women calling for changes in discriminating laws against women
Sudanese women activists are disappointed at a lack of progress on women’s issues, after 11 months following the protests that toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
To...
No damage seen on Iranian embassy in Yemen after alleged Saudi strike
Iran on Thursday accused the Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen of hitting its embassy in the capital, Sanaa, in an overnight airstrike,...
Kuwait and Saudi agree to resume output at disputed oilfield
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have reached a deal to resume production at the disputed Khafji offshore oilfield, Kuwait's acting oil minister said on Tuesday.
"An...
Saudi-Iran Hajj arrangement talks halted
Talks between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on this year's Hajj pilgrimage have stalled because of a disagreement on how visas can be...
Iran detains US sailors after craft stopped in the Gulf
Iran has detained 10 US sailors after their vessels were stopped in the Gulf, a US official told press agencies.
"We lost contact with two...
Kuwait MPs demand 24 officials prosecuted over Dow deal
Kuwaiti MPs called on the government Wednesday to refer 24 ex-oil officials to the public prosecutor over a scrapped deal with US firm Dow...
Philippines’ Aquino urges lawmakers to pass Muslim autonomy measure
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday urged Congress to pass a bill giving greater autonomy to a Muslim minority in the country’s south, ending...
Jubeir: Saudi may take more measures against Iran
Saudi Arabia may take further measures against Iran after cutting ties with its regional rival this week, the Saudi foreign minister said on Saturday,...
Syria's besieged Daraya to get first aid since 2012
Aid agencies are to deliver relief supplies to the besieged Syrian rebel-held town of Daraya on Thursday, the first since 2012, the International Committee...
Britain mourns murdered MP Jo Cox
Britain mourned MP Jo Cox on Friday after a man wielding a gun and knife killed the 41-year-old in an attack that has thrown a...
