Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a tomb containing 50 mummies that date back to the Ptolemaic era (323-30BCE). The mummies, 12 of which were of children, were discovered inside four nine-metre deep burial chambers in

At least 13 al-Shabab fighters, have been killed in an air raid outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the US army said. In a statement released on Saturday, US Africom said that the attack happened

The Taliban will not target a new vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, according to tribal chiefs and clerics. However, distrust of the vaccination programme remains rife among the populace and could hinder efforts to eradicate

The EU has warned that the "golden passports" being given by Cyprus to wealthy Russian oligarchs will allow organised crime to infiltrate the bloc. Even some established Russian businessmen on the island are concerned,

In Romania, it is feared that media-owning oligarchs and politicians will join forces to silence critics and independent voices in the run-up to the national elections. Journalists in Bucharest are hoping that the country's

The Central African Republic (CAR) and 14 armed groups have reached a peace deal during talks in Sudan's capital on Saturday, the CAR government and the United Nations have said. The renewed peace negotiations between the

Celebrations have begun in Iran to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. A ceremony has been held at the mausoleum of Iran’s first supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, to mark the

DUBAI: Pope Francis’s unprecedented three-day visit to the UAE will not only mark the first official papal trip to the GCC, but also carry hopes with it of a new era of religious tolerance

DUBAI: Pope Francis’s unprecedented three-day visit to the UAE will not only mark the first official papal trip to the GCC, but also carry hopes with it of a new era of religious tolerance

DUBAI / TEHRAN:  Two attackers scaled the wall of a Basij paramilitary base and opened fire, killing one member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and wounding five others on a base in the southeastern town