Double suicide blast in Cameroon kills at least three
Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated two suicide bombs in north Cameroon overnight, killing at least three people, an official and security sources said on...
Samsung flags 15% rise in Q4 operating profit
Samsung Electronics on Friday flagged a 15 percent increase in 2015 Q4 operating profit, rounding off a year in which the world's largest smartphone...
Former U.S. Secretary of State Baker praises Saudi Aramco IPO plans
Saudi Arabia needs "fundamental change," and a public sale of shares in Saudi Aramco, the national oil company, may be part of the solution,...
Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation eases to 9.1 pct in February
Egypt's annual urban consumer and core inflation eased for a second consecutive month in February but rose month on month as food prices continue...
Lebanese army finds 4 tons of ammonium nitrate in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military discovered more than 4 tons of ammonium nitrate near Beirut's port on Thursday, a find that's a chilling...
Top Saudi clerical body renews fatwa against Pokemon
Saudi Arabia's top clerical body has renewed a 15-year-old edict that the Pokemon game franchise is un-Islamic, Saudi media said on Wednesday, although the...
16 dead, many critically wounded in Chibok, Nigeria
Multiple suicide bombings have killed 15 civilians and a soldier and the toll is expected to rise among those critically wounded in Chibok, community...
Syrian daily dismisses talk of early presidential elections
Syrian government forces gained new ground, capturing a strategic northern town on Thursday, while a state-owned daily dismissed as "premature" all talk about early...
Car bomb at police station in southeast Turkey kills three, wounds many
A car bomb attack by Kurdish militants on a police station in southeastern Turkey killed three people and wounded more than 30 on Wednesday,...
UAE says ready to commit troops to fight Syria jihadists
The United Arab Emirates has said it is ready to commit ground troops against jihadists in Syria and described Russian air strikes in the...
