Sweden to deport up to 80,000 asylum-seekers
Interior Minister Anders Ygeman says Sweden could deport between 60,000 and 80,000 asylum-seekers in coming years.
Ygeman told newspaper Dagens Industri that since about 45...
After criticism, Brazil transfers Zika samples to U.S.
Brazilian officials say they're sending a set of samples related to the Zika outbreak to the United States, a move which follows complaints that...
King, Putin discuss Syria crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman about finding a solution to the Syria crisis, just...
Yemen peace talks could resume in Kuwait this month
A new round of UN-brokered Yemeni peace talks could be held by the end of this month in Kuwait, a government official told AFP...
Dubai announces first airport tax on passengers
The emirate of Dubai, whose airport is the world's busiest for international passengers, announced Wednesday it was introducing a tax on travellers to help...
Yemeni party urges probe into Saleh’s crimes
Yemen’s General People’s Congress Party has called for ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his supporters to be “held accountable for crimes against the...
Kuwait oil strike enters day 3, some output restored
A strike by oil workers that has slashed Kuwait's output entered its third day on Tuesday but the state oil firm said it had...
France rejects criticism of post-attack 'ethnic profiling'
The French government on Wednesday rejected criticism from Europe's top human rights watchdog that it was "ethnically profiling" suspects as part of the state...
Saudia airplanes with images of national landmarks promote tourism
The Saudi Commission for National Heritage (SCNH) launched its cooperation with the Saudi Arabian Airlines on the occasion of the National Day celebration at...
Row over sandy tracks hits Spain-Saudi rail project
It is the biggest contract Spanish firms have ever undertaken abroad, a high-speed railway linking Islam's holiest cities, Makkah and Medina, in Saudi Arabia...
