UAE court sentences 11 to life in jail on terrorism charges
A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced 11 people charged with terrorism and raising money for al Qaeda and Islamic State (ISIS)...
Cameroon army kills 100 Boko Haram fighters, frees 900 hostages
Cameroon troops killed around 100 Boko Haram Islamist fighters from Nigeria, freed almost 900 hostages and seized Islamic State (IS) flags last week, the...
Saudi to overhaul floundering financial district and economic cities
Saudi Arabia is revising plans for a glitzy financial district in Riyadh and the creation of six industrial cities, after the projects were plagued...
Algerian billionaire Rebrab buys media group
Algerian billionaire Issad Rebrab, the country's wealthiest entrepreneur, has bought the El Khabar media group for around 40 million euros ($45 million), the group...
Battle-weary Syrian forces struggle despite Russian air war
Devastated by years of fighting, Syria's battle-weary armed forces are struggling to make significant gains despite intense Russian air support for a series of...
Saudi security forces kill suspected militant in Taif
Saudi security forces said on Monday they had killed a suspected militant during a siege which followed an attack on a police station in...
Saudi Aramco to expand as oil demand grows
State oil giant Saudi Aramco, which could soon become the world's largest listed company, will keep expanding despite low crude prices, its president said...
New Saudi-Iran crisis threatens wider escalation
The last time Saudi Arabia broke off ties with Iran, after its embassy in Tehran was stormed by protesters in 1988, it took a...
Suicide bombs kill 13 near Mogadishu airport
At least 13 people were killed on Tuesday in twin bombings near UN and African Union buildings adjoining Mogadishu's airport, police said, in what...
Fire hits UAE residential tower, no casualties reported
A major fire broke out in a residential tower at Ajman in the United Arab Emirates late on Monday, the latest in a series...
