Middle East
Egypt quit race to host 2017 Cup of Nations
Egypt have quit the race to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations two weeks after 19 people died outside a Cairo ...Iran sends high-level negotiators to Geneva nuclear talks
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has dispatched his brother and atomic chief to Geneva to try to overcome hurdles in high-profile nuclear talks ...Kuwait court hands down two years jail sentence for insulting emir
A Kuwaiti appeals court on Sunday sentenced an opposition politician to two years in jail for insulting the country\'s ruler, local media ...Turkish military enters Syria to evacuate troops, tomb
Turkish soldiers launched an overnight raid into neighboring Syria, evacuating dozens of besieged troops guarding an Ottoman tomb and moving the crypt ...Syria forces execute 10 children of alleged rebels
Ten children were among at least 48 people killed in a Syrian village this week when regime forces executed six families of ...Former Yemen president flees capital after release from house arrest
Yemen\'s former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi escaped his official residence after weeks of house arrest by the Houthi militia on Saturday and ...Massive fire in Dubai skyscraper
Hundreds of panicked residents fled one of the tallest towers in Dubai early Saturday as a huge fire engulfed the skyscraper, causing ...Yemen parties agree on transitional council
Yemen\'s feuding parties have agreed on a "people\'s transitional council" to help govern the country and guide it out of a political ...Qatar recalls ambassador from Egypt over Libya strikes
Qatar has recalled its ambassador to Egypt, the state news agency QNA said late on Wednesday, in a dispute over Egyptian air ...Libya and Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State
Libya and Egypt asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya, impose a naval blockade ...




