Sheikh Salman submits candidacy papers to FIFA
The president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, has formally entered the race to become FIFA...
France to deploy aircraft carrier in anti-ISIS fight in Syria and Iraq
The French presidency on Thursday said it would deploy its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to boost its operations against the Islamic State group...
Syrian government team to arrive in Geneva for peace talks on Wednesday
A Syrian government delegation will arrive in Geneva on Wednesday, a day later than expected, to attend peace talks being held there this week,...
Egypt urges boycott of BBC after report on disappearances
Egypt's state media body is calling on officials and the "elite" to boycott the BBC after it broadcast a report on the repression of...
Mali attack weighing on airline stocks
Shares in easyJet and Ryanair fell 1 to 3 percent on Friday, underperforming the European travel and leisure index, with traders citing an attack...
UAE puts six on trial on charges of supplying Yemen's Houthis
Six people are on trial in the United Arab Emirates on charges of providing supplies to the country's enemies from the Iran-allied Houthi movement...
U.S. cannot confirm Americans among militants held by Saudi
U.S. officials on Sunday could not confirm a Saudi news report that nine U.S. citizens were among 33 suspects detained on terrorism charges in...
Banks lead Europe shares higher, oil up before Yellen
European stocks rose on Wednesday, rallying after losses in Asia, as concerns about the health of banks that have hammered shares globally in recent...
Yemen university bomb kills gardener, injures two students
A bomb at Sanaa University killed a gardener and wounded at least two students on Tuesday, police and medical sources said, in a relatively...
UAE security court issues verdict in Muslim Brotherhood case
A special security court in the United Arab Emirates has issued verdicts in a trial involving 15 Yemeni and four Emirati defendants accused of...
