Investors welcomed the news that IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde will visit Cairo next week, hailing it as a positive step. But it is unclear if her trip is intended as a charm offensive to win over skeptics and if it will culminate in the announc
Nigeria on Wednesday cancelled a centuries-old Eid festival known for its elaborate horse pageant, officially due to the emir’s health, but residents suspected worsening violence was to blame. The festival has taken place in Kano; the lar
German police have arrested four men suspected of delivering valves for a heavy water reactor to Iran, breaking an embargo on such exports to the Islamic Republic imposed over its disputed nuclear program. Three men with joint Iranian-German nationality,
The Kuwaiti government asked the country’s top court on Wednesday to rule on a law that divides the Gulf Arab U.S. ally into five constituencies, setting the stage for a showdown with opposition politicians. Kuwait’s opposition accuses the government
قال وزير الجبهة الداخلية الإسرائيلي ماتان فيلنائي إن ضربة جوية على المنشآت النووية الإيرانية ستتحول على الأرجح إلى صراع يستمر شهرا على عدة
Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to leave Lebanon "immediately" after a spate of kidnappings in the country, which borders with conflict-torn Syria.
Meqdad family says it has seized at least 20 Syrians in Lebanon in retaliation for family member abducted in Syria.
Well-known Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is still the number one choice for the position of joint United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria , replacing Kofi Annan at the end of August According to reliable sources speaking to Al Arabiya
Radical Islamists obstructed a stand-up comedy performance by Tunisian actor Lotfi Abdelli, the ministry of culture said on Wednesday, accusing those responsible of attacking freedom of expression. “The attack by people associated with th
Fourteen pro-China activists detained after sailing from Hong Kong to land on island at centre of territorial dispute.