An opposition coalition of left-leaning and secular parties in Egypt has called for the immediate release of a former diplomat who was arrested after calling for a referendum on President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's government.

The United Nations has accused the Saudi-UAE military alliance of committing possible war crimes in Yemen, adding there was "little evidence of any attempt ... to minimise civilian casualties." In a damning report on Tuesday,

Athens, Greece - Shahzad Ahmed woke up at 4:30am on Eid, the holiday marking the end of Ramadan, and set off for morning prayers at a makeshift mosque in Athens's run down Menidi suburb.

Colombian President Ivan Duque has announced his country's withdrawal from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), a bloc set up a decade ago to counter US influence in the region. Duque said the

Far-right activists have clashed with anti-facists in the eastern German town of Chemnitz following the murder of a German national of Cuban origin over the weekend. A man, identified as Daniel H by local

DUBAI: With Gulf states expressing growing concern over the nuclear deal with Iran, experts say more needs to be done to curb the country’s funding of terror.Many regional countries say the deal, otherwise known

DUBAI: With Gulf states expressing growing concern over the nuclear deal with Iran, experts say more needs to be done to curb the country’s funding of terror.Many regional countries say the deal, otherwise known

Air strikes target Houthis at Sanaa International Airport —Yemen National Military website CAIRO: Heavy air strikes hit Houthi targets at Sanaa International Airport and Al Delmi air base north of the Yemeni capital, Yemen

The world is still producing plastic, even though it is widely recognised to be a big environmental problem. It is still far cheaper to produce single-use items than to recycle, and the resulting pollution

Russia and Tajikistan said on Monday they were not behind air raids in northern Afghanistan after Afghan officials accused Russian or Tajik aircraft of bombing positions in the country.  Afghan media, quoting Takhar province's spokesman, Mohammad Jawed