Saudi-Iran dispute jeopardizes Yemen peace talks
Worsening enmity between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran is jeopardizing peace prospects in Yemen where a nine-month-old war has given Islamist militants a foothold...
Commodity slump forces Africa to rely on IMF
Falling commodity prices have pushed several African countries back into the embrace of the International Monetary Fund, which has an opportunity to push for...
British PM: Not certain if 'Jihadi John' killed in Syria
A U.S. drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John, according to...
An high increase in virus-affected cases in Turkey
Tuesday's increase in virus case numbers was higher than the last two days, but still broadly in line with a decline since it peaked...
More than 500 children killed since start of Yemen conflict: UN
More than 500 children have been killed since the upsurge in violence in Yemen in March, while some 1.7 million youths are at risk...
Coronavirus: Global developments
China reports 242 new deaths and 14,840 new infections in Hubei, the biggest one-day increases since the crisis began.
China's new official toll stands at...
Arab coalition faces new IS foe in Yemen conflict
An unprecedented attack on Yemen's government claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group has raised a fresh challenge for the Saudi-led coalition backing the...
Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight
As Egypt cracks down on its Islamist dissidents, many of the country's lawyers are finding themselves on the wrong side of the law as...
Lowest monthly death toll in 9 years in Syria
Marking the lowest monthly non-combatant death toll since the start of the conflict in 2011, the war in Syria killed 103 civilians in March,...
Release of thousands of prisoners over coronavirus fears in Sudan
Sudan, which has so far recorded one death out of three confirmed COVID-19 cases, has declared a state of emergency and almost totally closed...
