Nokia gains control of Alcatel-Lucent
Finland's Nokia said on Monday it has gained control of French rival Alcatel-Lucent following its 15.6-billion-euro ($17 billion) all-share offer and the two telecom...
Russia sends Syria 100,000 tons of wheat as aid
Russia has provided Syria with around 100,000 tonnes of wheat as aid, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
With the country's civil war...
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...
Cameron to press Saudi Arabia over Briton facing 350 lashes
British Prime Minister David Cameron will intervene in the case of an elderly Briton facing 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia after being caught with...
FIFA vote goes to second round after no contender gets majority
The FIFA presidential election went into a second round on Friday after Gianni Infantino led the first round but did not get a two-thirds...
Turkey opposition journalists demand acquittal in terror trial
Defence lawyers for journalists from one of Turkey's biggest opposition newspapers on Wednesday called for their acquittal of terror-related charges in a case...
Kuwait rights body highlights discrimination against expats' access to healthcare
A Kuwaiti rights group on Monday accused authorities in the Gulf state of discrimination against foreigners by barring them from certain healthcare services at...
France strikes Islamic State in Syria again after Paris attacks
France carried out fresh air strikes on Islamic State bases in northern Syria on Tuesday as police made 128 overnight raids across France in...
100,000 tweets support hashtag defending Saudi Arabia
“If my denunciation came from an imbecile, it is a testimony to my perfection,” is how the Twitter hashtag that defends the Kingdom and...
19 people detained over “provocative” Coronavirus posts in Turkey
Turkey has detained 19 people who have made "unfounded and provocative" postings on social media about the Coronavirus outbreak, the Turkish Interior Ministry said.
The...
