Yemen central bank stops guarantees for rice and sugar imports
Yemen's central bank has told traders and local banks it will no longer provide lines of credit for the import of sugar and rice...
Sisi tells interior minister to crack down on police abuses
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told the interior minister on Friday to hold any policeman who attacks citizens to account and to submit proposals...
British MP backs Qatar 'progress' on workers' welfare
The head of a British parliamentary delegation on a fact-finding visit to Qatar said Friday the World Cup 2022 hosts had made "progress" on...
Oil in 'tumultous' week after output freeze deal
The oil market was gripped this week by an output freeze deal between the world's top two producers Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Prices initially rebounded...
Saudi halts $3 billion in aid to Lebanon army
Saudi Arabia said Friday it has halted a $3 billion programme for military supplies to Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group...
86-day Palestinian hunger strike challenges Israeli detention policy
A three-month hunger strike by a Palestinian journalist accused of militancy on behalf of Hamas has prompted stern questions from the United Nations and...
U.S. warplanes hit multiple ISIS targets in Libya
American warplanes struck multiple targets in Libya overnight, hitting what was apparently an Islamic State training camp and a senior extremist leader, a U.S....
Turkey blames Syrian Kurdish fighters for Ankara attack
Turkey on Thursday blamed Kurdish militants based inside the country and in Syria for a car bombing targeting a military convoy in Ankara that...
Germany says Syria ceasefire talks to take place this afternoon
A task force set up to discuss a planned cessation of hostilities in Syria will meet for the first time in Geneva on Friday...
Facebook and Twitter side with Apple in encryption fight
Facebook and Twitter are siding with Apple in its fight against a court order requiring the company to help investigators break into an iPhone...
