Saudi Arabia is experiencing its coldest weather
In the capital Riyadh, the temperature dipped close to zero and the streets were deserted Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
In Tarif, on the border with...
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...
Last comments on UK’s Brexit
After 47-year membership of the world's biggest trading bloc, the United Kingdom leaves the European Union at 23:00 GMT on Friday.
British and European politicians’...
Signs of hope in Europe as virus curve falls
Germany reports fourth straight drop in daily rate of new coronavirus infections, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases.
The number...
War batters cradle of Yemen's Arab Spring uprising
Not even hospitals are spared the shells which every day pound the besieged city of Taiz, where Yemenis who took to the streets for...
117 million children may miss measles shots due to COVID-19
United Nations health agencies warned on Tuesday that more than 117 million children could miss out on immunization against measles as the COVID-19 pandemic...
Scandals highlight Israeli leader’s media obsession
Benjamin Netanyahu came to prominence as a star of the media age, an upgrade from older Israeli politicians in his telegenic poise, mastery of...
Lockdown extended as cases near 100,000 in Italy
As the number of deaths in the country reached 10,779 and the number of infected neared 100,000, Italian authorities said Sunday they would extend...
High-profile Islamic militant executed in Egypt
Hisham el-Ashmawi, a former Egyptian special forces officer turned Islamic militant, was executed on Wednesday.
He was sentenced to death by a military court in...
Dubai World Cup horse race ‘without paid spectators’
Dubai Racing Club said in a statement that the Dubai World Cup horse race meeting will go ahead on March 28 "without paid hospitality...
