At least 15 people were killed in an attack on a pro-government militia commander in Pakistan's lawless northwestern tribal area on Thursday morning, security forces said.
The attack comes as Pakistan's government is mulling peace talks with the (...)
Saudi Arabia's frustration at international inaction over Syria and the Palestinians led it to cancel its speech at the United Nations General Assembly for the first time ever this week, a diplomatic source said.
Foreign Minister Prince Saud (...)
Six of the most powerful rebel factions in Syria issued a joint statement on Thursday telling an Al-Qaeda front group to withdraw from the northern town of Azaz bordering Turkey.
In a separate statement, rebels in central Syria also called on the (...)
A Thai court jailed a woman for five years on Wednesday for posting online comments insulting to the monarchy, the second ruling of its kind this week under tough lese-majeste laws carrying penalties activists say are too harsh.
A judge ruled (...)
Somalia's Al-Shabaab Islamists threatened Wednesday to step up militant attacks against Kenya, after Nairobi refused to pull its troops out of Somalia.
The Al-Qaeda linked Shabaab claimed responsibility for last week's attack on Nairobi's Westgate (...)
Minya police on Wednesday arrested a leader from Jama'a al-Islamiya.
The suspect was reportedly carrying a shotgun and an Al-Qaeda flag.
He is charged with involvement in violence that followed the dispersal of the sit-ins staged in Rabaa al-Adaweya (...)
The United States federal government shut down for the first time in 17 years on Tuesday, as Congress failed to end a bitter budget row after hours of dizzying brinkmanship.
Ten minutes before midnight, the White House budget office issued an order (...)
The number of world hungry has dropped to one in eight people, but undernourishment remains a significant problem in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia, the UN's food agency said Tuesday.
At the global level, 842 million people -- 12 percent of (...)
Dozens of policemen from Arish's police force staged a protests in front of the first police station in the city's Dahya Square to protest against a lack of security in North Sinai.
Demonstrators closed the police station's gates, threatening to (...)
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will remain in office, and has the right to decide to run for reelection next year, Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi said on Tuesday.
"Syria is staying put: the state, the nation, the people and the president. (...)
Three soldiers were injured when a bomb exploded in North Sinai on Tuesday.
The explosion hit an area while armoured vehicles passed along the international road between Arish and Sheikh Zuwayed near al-Shallaq, a security source said.
Three (...)
Egyptian film "Chaos, Disorder" (Harag w' Marag) has received the grand prize at the seventh Oran Film Festival.
The film tied with the Syrian film "Mariam," directed by Basil al-Khatib.
"Chaos, Disorder" is the first feature film by director Nadine (...)
Egypt's Alexandria Criminal Court has adjourned on Tuesday the retrial of the two policemen accused of torturing 28-year-old Khaled Said to death. The court will resume the trial on December 2, 2013.
The case was adjourned in order to call up (...)
Diplomatic sources have said that Tunisian Ambassador Mahmoud Khmer is returning to Cairo on Tuesday evening after a two-month vacation.
The Egyptian ambassador in Tunisia was summoned for consultation after Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki called (...)
Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday emphasized that the Egyptian army is patriotic and apologised to the people of Sinai for any inconveniences experienced as a result of army operations there.
In his speech to armed forces and police (...)
Terrified Muslims hid in their homes in north-west Myanmar on Monday after armed police dispersed a Buddhist mob that torched houses and surrounded a mosque in the latest outbreak of sectarian tension.
Clashes between majority Buddhists and Muslims (...)
Secretary of State John Kerry said a deal on Iran's nuclear program could be reached relatively quickly, and it would have the potential to dramatically improve the relationship between the two countries.
Kerry said intensifying diplomatic efforts (...)
Kenyan police on Sunday arrested another suspect over the 21 September Nairobi mall attack that left at least 67 people dead, the interior minister said.
"Another suspect was arrested today and is undergoing interrogation," Joseph Ole Lenku told (...)
Al-Qaeda's north African division claimed responsibility Monday for a car bomb that rocked the Malian city of Timbuktu over the weekend, killing two civilians and wounding several soldiers, a report said.
"Two of our brave suicide bombers managed to (...)
A man divorced his wife after 10 years of marriage when he saw her in a Muslim Brotherhood march in Fayoum.
The husband saw his wife in a pro-Brotherhood demonstration in Tamiya, Fayoum, by coincidence when he happened to be passing by.
The man (...)
Stock indices dropped on Monday, with the exchange seeing a LE2.3-billion dip by the end of the day's trading.
The main EGX30 index fell by 0.83 percent to 5,620 points, the small and medium shares EGX70 index fell by 0.1 percent to 486.81 points, (...)
An army officer was killed in an armed attack on a military vehicle in Arish's Masaeed area, a security source said.
Officer Abdallah Shaaban was killed, the source added, while three recruits were also injured in the assault.
Gunmen fired heavily (...)
A policeman was killed and another two injured when armed men attacked them on their way to work on Monday morning. The three worked at Arish's third police Station.
Major General Ali al-Azzazy, assistant North Sinai security chief, said that while (...)
A series of car bombs exploded in busy areas in predominantly Shia neighborhoods of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 42 people and wounding dozens more, police and medical sources said.
The deadliest attack took place in Sadr City, where a car (...)
Egypt has received $7 billion out of the $12 billion in aid pledged by Gulf countries, its central bank governor said on Sunday, adding that he expected further support from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Gulf Arab oil producers (...)