The UK government has strongly rejected calls to cooperate with the Syrian regime to confront the Islamic State militant group.
Prominent politicians and former senior diplomats have argued that the Islamic State (also known as the Islamic State in (...)
The United Kingdom has proposed a multi-national rapid reaction force to enable the West to “face new and evolving dangers.”
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged his country will contribute 1,000 troops if NATO endorses the plan.
In his speech (...)
A man has been officially charged with “religiously-aggravated assault” on UK Member of Parliament George Galloway in London.
Neil Masterson, 39, will appear at Hammersmith Magistrates Court on Monday, the British Police has said.
The Respect Party (...)
Libyan Islamic spiritual leader Sadiq Abdelrahman Al-Ghariani is under investigation for calls for Islamist militias in Libya to widen their assault on the national government
The Libyan Grand Mufti is reportedly being investigated in the UK on (...)
The UK government is proposing a temporary ban on British-born jihadists in Iraq and Syria returning to the UK, the BBC has revealed.
Under the plan, ministers are considering boosting the UK's counter-terrorism strategy. British nationals suspected (...)
The next international meeting on Yemen will concentrate on setting priorities for action on security and political transition amidst growing insecurity and violence in the country.
The Friends of Yemen group will meet in New York on 24 September, (...)
The British Police have arrested a man on suspicion of a violent attack on George Galloway, the controversial British Member of Parliament and politician.
Galloway suffered a possible broken jaw when he was violently assaulted in London.
Aharm (...)
The terror threat level in the UK has been raised from substantial to severe, the UK Home Secretary Theresa May has announced, meaning that an attack on the UK is "highly likely" based on developments in Syria and Iraq, where an Islamic militant (...)
Israel already had plans ready to fully reoccupy Gaza if Egypt failed to broker a ceasefire and Hamas continued firing rockets, a senior Israeli minister has revealed.
Reports say that shortly before the announcement of the truce deal yesterday (...)
The British government has strongly condemned the human suffering in Gaza as “intolerable."
Philip Hammond, the British Foreign Secretary said he received thousands of emails expressing horror at the impact of the Israeli attacks on civilians in the (...)
The UK government is under increasing parliamentarian and popular pressure to work towards ending the Israeli war on Gaza and halting British support for Israel.
Forty-eight members of parliament have signed an early day motion calling for an end to (...)
The streets of the UK and Ireland have witnessed unprecedented demonstrations to support Palestinians in the occupied territories.
On Saturday in London, more than 60,000 protesters took to the streets, chanting messages of solidarity with the (...)
Dozens of British MPs have called for an end to the Israeli attacks on Gaza.
The call coincides with the escalation of the pro-Palestine demonstrations in London, protesting the British government's support for Israel.
In an early day motion in the (...)
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of London on Saturday to call for an end to the Israeli war on Gaza.
The pro-Palestine demonstrators assembled in front of Downing Street, the headquarters of the UK government, at midday.
They (...)
British Prime Minister David Cameron will on Thursday receive the findings of an investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood, Ahram Online understands.
A source close to the investigation said studying the report would take some time. Although the (...)
Israel has announced it will hold a temporary ceasefire in Gaza on Thursday for "humanitarian reasons". The move responds to a request from the United Nations after about 10 days of air strikes and artillery attacks.
Major General Yoav Mordechai, (...)
A 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue has been sold for just over £15 million at an auction at Christie's in London, despite the Egyptian government's outcry and strong criticism inside the UK.
The sculpture, which depicts Sekhemka, inspector of royal (...)
While Egyptian officials denounce the controversial sale and work on preventing it, UK local council claims the move has long been endorsed by Egypt as legal and insists the sale is on
Leading auction house Christie's and the UK's Northampton (...)
John Casson has been appointed UK ambassador to Egypt, replacing James Watt who is retiring from the diplomatic service.
Ahram Online understands the appointment of Casson – who has been UK Prime Minister David Cameron's private secretary for (...)
The UK will not send a delegation from London to attend the inauguration of Egyptian President-elect Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Sunday.
“The UK will be represented by Mr Steven Hackey, the deputy head of the mission in Egypt," a UK Foreign Office (...)
The British government has described the Egyptian presidential election as important step towards a democratic transition in Egypt.
However, officials refused to comment on the unofficial results, which indicate a landslide victory for former army (...)
The UK has called on the international powers to agree referring Syria to the International Criminal Court.
This is the first time London has publically expressed its readiness to respond to the Syrian opposition” s demand to refer the human rights (...)
The UK has expressed its concern about the current political situation in Egypt, pledging to continue helping Egyptians to move to full democracy.
In a statement after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Nabil Fahmy, William Hague, the UK foreign (...)
The UK has pledged to assist Nigeria in a long-term fight against terrorism and extremism.
A UK team of experts arrived in Abuja last Friday, in response to the Nigerian government's request for help to release over 200 schoolgirls abducted by the (...)
The UK government has officially asked for a detailed report on the Muslim Brotherhood's possible charitable work in the UK and abroad, Ahram Online has learned.
A well-informed British source confirmed the UK Charity Commission (CC) has been (...)