113 more lives killed by Coronavirus in Iran
The latest death toll announced by the health ministry took to 724 the official number of people to have been killed by the disease...
Gaza Strip gets first new hospital in a decade, two more due this year
The Gaza Strip's struggling healthcare system will get some much needed help in 2016 after the first new hospital in a decade opened its...
No agreement yet on Syria summit
Syrian government forces are advancing to retake the last large rebel-held region in Syria after nine years of war and nearly a million Syrians,...
Latest global developments of Coronavirus
Here are the latest developments in the Coronavirus crisis:
President Emmanuel Macron announces that France's lockdown will be extended to May 11. He acknowledges that...
Oil revenues down, Algeria calls on energy investors
After a deep slide in oil prices, Algeria's Sonatrach is shifting strategy to offer foreign firms direct negotiations to buy stakes in 20 oil...
UN study finds more women face genital mutilation than earlier estimated
More than 200 million girls and women globally have suffered genital mutilation, far higher than previously estimated, which highlighted the need to accelerate efforts...
David Cameron vs Muslim Brotherhood: British Muslims demand full disclosure of 'extremist' probe
Muslim organisations have called for David Cameron to make public a wide-ranging government report into the actions of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK,...
Britain's Saudi policy risks ethical and practical failure
The Government should clarify its muddled approach to a country that has been an important British ally despite its domestic record.
When the late Robin...
Iran plans to launch new satellite amid Washington concerns
On February 1, the head of Iran's space agency said the 113-kilogramme Zafar, "Victory" in Farsi, would be launched into orbit 530 kilometres above...
A look at the worst stampedes during Hajj
The deadly stampede at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday is just the latest tragedy to strike the pilgrimage.
Here is a timeline of...
