Egypt court orders suspension of Uber, Careem licences
An Egyptian court ordered on Tuesday the suspension of licences for ride-hailing companies Uber and Careem after taxi drivers filed a lawsuit seeking to...
Russia says armoured vehicle attacked during patrol in Syria – Ifax
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A Russian armoured vehicle was attacked during a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, Russia's Defence Ministry...
30 teachers escape unhurt as bus catches fire
Thirty teachers had a miraculous escape after their bus caught fire in eastern Saudi Arabia.
The teachers were going from Ihsa to Dammam in Eastern Province...
Saudi-led coalition denies attacking home of Oman envoy to Yemen
A Saudi-led coalition has denied its warplanes bombed the Omani ambassador's home in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, target of months of its air strikes,...
Turkish-backed rebels advance on Kurdish-held Syrian town
Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels battling Kurdish militia in northern Syria advanced on Saturday to within just a few kilometres of the flashpoint...
Iraqi cleric Sadr meets pro-Iran Amiri after election win
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose political bloc was declared the winner of Iraq's parliamentary election, met Hadi al-Amiri, leader of a pro-Iran bloc, on...
Islamic State claim Kabul blast, provide no evidence
Islamic State said it had carried out a deadly suicide attack on Monday near a gathering of Muslim clerics in Kabul, without providing evidence...
Escalated tensions between Syria and Turkey
Tensions escalated Tuesday as a Syrian military helicopter was shot down and Ankara warned of a "heavy price" for any attacks on its forces.
The...
Record floods threaten pyramid sites in Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Record floods in Sudan have threatened sites housing the royal pyramids of Meroe and Nuri, two of the country's...
Switzerland agrees to extradite official in FIFA case
Switzerland’s justice ministry says it granted a US request to extradite Venezuelan football official Rafael Esquivel in a FIFA bribery investigation.
The justice department says...
