Greek PM: Dialogue with Turkey is important, but on peaceful terms
ATHENS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The European Union must impose 'meaningful' sanctions on Turkey unless Ankara pulls its maritime assets from disputed areas in...
Vietnam builds military muscle to face China
Vietnam's military is steeling itself for conflict with China as it accelerates a decade-long modernization drive, Hanoi's biggest arms buildup since the height of...
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...
Libyan forces advance into eastern city of Derna
Libyan forces advanced into several neighbourhoods in Derna on Monday after stepping up a military campaign to oust rivals from the eastern city, a...
Syrians on hunger strike in Greece over bid to rejoin families
Athens, Nov 2, 2017 (AFP) - More than a dozen Syrian refugees are on hunger strike in Athens to highlight the plight of 2,000...
Large business scope for British ventures in Saudi Arabia
The opportunities for doing business in Saudi Arabia were explored during a day-long conference organized by the Middle East Association (MEA) and sponsored by...
Isis terrorists have built up a missile that could down a jet
Isis scientists and weapons experts have developed sophisticated new weaponry capable of shooting down passenger jets, it has been revealed.
Newly emerged footage shows militants...
In Cairo, heat and long days test Ramadan faithful
Pushing his cart through the teeming Egyptian capital, 71-year-old Cairo street sweeper Abdallah Mohamed says nothing can stop him from fasting during Ramadan.
Not the...
Saudi Arabia announces Yemen prisoner exchange
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it exchanged prisoners with its foes in Yemen's Houthi movement and that a calm was holding along their border,...
Air strike kills Yemeni judge and family – residents
A Saudi-led coalition air strike killed a Yemeni judge and seven members of his family in the capital Sanaa on Sunday, residents said, as...
