Nigerian air force says kills top Boko Haram militants
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and possibly fatally wounded their overall leader in a raid on the...
Italy demands truth from Egypt over dead student
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday angrily demanded "the truth" from Egypt over the unexplained death of Cambridge University student Giulio Regeni.
Speaking to...
Saudi landmarks impress pilgrims
The city’s coastline, landmarks and mosques have impressed several Chinese and Indonesian pilgrims.
Lee Shing, a Chinese pilgrim, thanked God and the Saudi government for...
France sees 'alarming' rise in Islamophobia acts after Paris jihadist attacks
France saw a sixfold rise in anti-Muslim acts in the first quarter of the year, fueled by the Paris jihadist attacks, the National Observatory...
U.N. sees progress in Yemen talks but urgent need for full ceasefire
Yemen's warring parties have agreed on a broad framework for ending their war at talks in Switzerland but they first have to agree a...
Gunmen kill two Saudi policemen in Qatif
Gunmen killed two Saudi policemen on Sunday in an attack in the eastern Qatif region, home to the kingdom's Shiite minority, police said.
The two...
Iraqi flown back to Germany after ‘confessing’ teen’s murder: reports
A failed Iraqi asylum seeker arrived by plane back in Germany on Saturday after admitting raping and murdering a teenage girl, Iraqi Kurdish officials...
Taliban’s top negotiator: no early Sept peace talks planned with Afghans
PESHAWAR,Pakistan (Reuters) - A lead Taliban negotiator on Thursday said no peace talks were planned with Afghan officials for early September, hours after a...
Saudi Arabia plans on privatising airports to provide more services
Saudi Arabia plans to allocate its airports and related services starting from next year until 2020. The plan aims to improve the level of...
Makkah tragedy: King orders SR1m for kin of each martyr
The kin of those who died as well as those who suffered permanent disability in the crane crash tragedy at the Grand Mosque will...
