Saudi Arabia halts the annual hajj pilgrimage over Coronavirus outbreak
Over fears about a new viral epidemic just months ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia halted travel on Thursday to the holiest...
Somali militants overrun military base, killing at least one
The Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a Somali military base southwest of the capital Mogadishu on Sunday night, killing at least one person and...
Libya rivals declare unity Cabinet under UN plan
Representatives of Libya's rival factions who are sitting in Tunis and negotiating through a U.N.-brokered process announced on Tuesday that they have formed a...
Tunisia says suicide bomber carried out bus attack claimed by Islamic State
Tunisian authorities said on Wednesday a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with plastic explosive blew up a presidential guard bus a day earlier,...
BBC staff to testify at UN on Iran targeting Persian service
The BBC said Monday its journalists will appeal for the first time directly to the United Nations over what the British broadcaster describes as...
Old Quran copy goes on show in UK… Just don’t call it ‘the’ oldest
It is, indisputably, really rather old.
But do two ancient leaves of the Quran, which go on show today at the University of Birmingham, really...
Oman builds industrial outpost in desert to diversify economy
On a stretch of barren coast 550 km (345 miles) south of the capital Muscat, workers at a ship repair yard swarm over cargo...
Sisi and Putin discuss cooperation in fight against terrorism
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have discussed international cooperation in the fight against terrorism, the Egyptian presidency said...
Saudi-led blockade cuts fuel lifeline to Yemen
No fuel shipments have reached Yemen's largest port for a month, a Reuters analysis of port and ship tracking data shows, as a Saudi...
Libya parliament extends deadline for new unity government
Libya's internationally recognised parliament has extended to Sunday a deadline for the formation of a new national unity government aimed at ending years of...
