Jeremy Corbyn warns rebels: I'm not going anywhere over Syria
Labour leader makes clear only he will decide whether to whip his MPs to vote against extending airstrikes against Isis
Jeremy Corbyn has warned plotters...
Saudi king receives Palestinian president Abbas
Saudi Arabia's King Salman received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Riyadh on Wednesday and reiterated the kingdom's support for the Palestinian people, state news...
Pilgrims flock ahead of the Hajj, despite crane accident
Muslim pilgrims pray and walk outside the Grand Mosque facing the Kaaba in the holy city of Mecca over the years, the Grand Mosque...
U.N. to restart Syria peace talks on March 9
The United Nations will delay the next round of Syria peace talks by two days to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since...
France hosts Syria talks on Tuesday
France will host talks on the Syria conflict on Tuesday with representatives from the United States, Europe, Jordan and Turkey but without Syria's allies...
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...
After lifejacket art and border piano recitel, artist Ai Weiwei gets migrant haircut
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei on Thursday sat for a haircut and trim from a migrant barber at the Greek border camp of Idomeni...
Ai Weiwei bedecks beard with Lego bricks after firm backs down
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei published photos of himself with Lego hanging off his moustache and beard on Wednesday, celebrating the toymaker's decision to...
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...
Abu Dhabi sees strong demand for $5 billion bond offer
Abu Dhabi said Tuesday that it had seen strong investor interest in a $5 billion issuance of sovereign bonds, the first by the oil-rich...
