Netanyahu request to delay trial rejected
On Tuesday, An Israeli court on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to delay the start of his corruption trial.
Netanyahu's lawyers had appealed...
Egypt police kill leading ISIS militant in Cairo
Egyptian police in Cairo have killed a leader of a regional Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISISL) cell, Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The leader,...
Turkey seeks to identify child suicide bomber
Turkish authorities were on Monday scrambling to identify a child suicide bomber acting on the orders of Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists who killed 54...
Turkey seeks allies' support for ground operation as Syria war nears border
Turkey is asking allies including the United States to take part in a joint ground operation in Syria, as a Moscow-backed government advance nears...
One reported dead in blast claimed by ISIS at police station south of Riyadh
An improvised explosive device planted next to a police station south of the Saudi capital Riyadh killed one person, the Saudi Interior Ministry said...
Egyptian television series prompts Sudanese protest
An Egyptian television series being shown during the Muslim month of Ramadan has angered neighbouring Sudan, prompting Khartoum to lodge an official complaint with...
Israel confirms plans to seize West Bank land
Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, a...
UN concerned as Morocco cuts mission in row over Western Sahara
The UN Security Council expressed concern Thursday over an escalating row with Morocco over Western Sahara, but did not ask Rabat to drop plans...
The Revenant storms to top of US box office
The Revenant has stormed to the top of the US box office in a weekend affected by the East Coast snow storm.
The Oscar nominated...
Tearful relatives identify victims of Egypt plane crash
The first 10 bodies of victims of Saturday's plane crash over Egypt were identified by their families Tuesday, a string of tearful relatives leaving...
