Amnesty says Europe complicit in Libyan abuse of migrants
An international rights group says European countries share responsibility for hundreds of migrants intercepted by Libyan authorities and sent to "squalid detention centers."
Amnesty International...
Syrian army attacks Aleppo as UN envoy meets government
The Syrian army threatened rebel supply lines into the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday as a U.N. envoy met government representatives to try...
Germany to send 650 troops to Mali to relieve France
Germany will send up to 650 soldiers to Mali, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, to provide some relief to France in...
Bad Saudi PR fuels riyal devaluation talk
Speculation that Saudi Arabia could devalue its currency may owe more to a poor public relations effort by Saudi authorities than to the economic...
Eleven migrants drown after boat sinks off Turkey’s western coast
Eleven people drowned while seven others were rescued from the sea after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast, Turkish...
Suspected Al Qaeda militants execute 17 Yemeni government soldiers
Suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen seized and executed 17 soldiers loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday, local officials and residents...
Swine flu toll up by 15, reached 57 in Iran
An outbreak of swine flu has claimed 57 lives since mid-November in Iran, where hundreds of people have been diagnosed with the virus, the...
Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation eases to 9.1 pct in February
Egypt's annual urban consumer and core inflation eased for a second consecutive month in February but rose month on month as food prices continue...
Employees of Qur’an press stop work over payment delay
Work in King Fahd Qur’an Printing Complex in Madinah has stopped on Tuesday when about a 1,000 workers of the company operating the facility...
Saudi students in Sanaa return home safely
A number of Saudi medical students in Yemen have been able to return safely after completing their studies and obtaining their bachelor’s degrees.
Despite a...
