Lagarde tells Nigerian lawmakers IMF she does not back FX curbs
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde told Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday the Fund does not support foreign exchange restrictions and that any such measures...
Gaza: Hamas militants die in tunnel collapse
Palestinian militant group Hamas says seven of its fighters have died after an attack tunnel they were working on in north-east Gaza collapsed.
The tunnel...
Turkish shelling near hospital in northern Syria kills 1
Shells hit the center of a Syrian Kurdish enclave on Tuesday where Turkey is carrying out an offensive, landing near the area's only hospital...
Saudi security forces kill terrorist suspect in Qatif village
Saudi security forces on Tuesday killed a suspect wanted on terrorism charges during a raid on a village in the country's oil-producing Eastern Province,...
U.N. to hold urgent meeting on Jerusalem unrest
The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss an upsurge of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, diplomats said.
The urgent...
Saudi students ‘victims of racism’
Saudi students sometimes face racial discrimination in the universities of six European states.
They are Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Slovenia, said...
British explorer on 50-day trek across Arabia's 'Empty Quarter'
A team of walkers set off on a 50-day trek from Oman on Thursday that will take them across the world's largest sand desert,...
Israel hopes spy Pollard can emigrate for US embassy opening
Israel hopes Jonathan Pollard, an American spy who served 30 years in prison for selling secrets to the Jewish state, will be allowed to...
Turkey gave Hamas members passports, Israel says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has given passports to a dozen Hamas members in Istanbul, a senior Israeli diplomat said on Wednesday, describing the move...
Passenger bombed on Somali plane meant for Turkish Airlines
A man suspected of detonating a bomb on a Somali passenger plane had initially intended to board a Turkish Airlines flight, the company's chief...
