Egypt police arrest senior Muslim Brotherhood leader
Egypt's interior ministry says authorities have arrested a senior leader and financier of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, the latest in the country's security crackdown...
UN eyes Syria aid deliveries as truce enters day three
The United Nations prepared to deliver aid to thousands of besieged civilians in Syria on Monday as a fragile ceasefire entered its third day...
Saudi Arabia warns Umrah firms against shabby lodging for pilgrims
The Hajj Ministry has warned Umrah companies not to lodge their pilgrims in unsuitable accommodations in Makkah and Madinah and threatened violators with severe...
U.N. warns of dire food situation in Yemen’s Taiz
The U.N. World Food Program on Friday appealed for safe access to the Yemeni city of Taiz, saying that fighting between warring factions had...
Nine killed in shootout between Turkish police and Islamic State suspects
Seven suspected Islamic State jihadists and two Turkish policemen were killed in a gun battle in the Kurdish-majority southeast on Monday, adding to tensions...
Senior Yemen army commander survives bombing
A senior pro-government Yemeni army commander survived a car bombing in second city Aden on Thursday that left one of his bodyguards dead, a...
Britain to review airport shop sales as retailers pocket tax savings
Britain is to review airport retail sales after some businesses were found to be pocketing about half of tax savings meant for passengers, rather...
Exclusive – Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian plane
Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an...
Turkey recalls envoy over Germany's Armenian 'genocide' decision
Turkey Thursday recalled its envoy to Germany and threatened consequences, in a furious reaction over the Bundestag's decision to adopt a resolution recognising the...
Saudi man gets 10yr sentence for supporting terrorism online
A Saudi who used Twitter to call for the release of prisoners convicted of "terrorism" and security offences has been jailed for 10 years,...
