LONDON: The United States' relationship with Saudi Arabia is essential to the Middle East’s stability and security, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday.  The US secretary of state told Al Arabiya that America wants an Arab

HODEIDAH: Clashes erupted between Houthi militia and government forces in Yemen’s flashpoint port city of Hodeidah on Saturday, dealing a new blow to a fragile truce, an AFP correspondent reported.Artillery and machine-gun exchanges rocked

Hyperinflation, power cuts and shortages of food and medicine. The economic crisis has driven millions of Venezuelans out of the country. Nicolas Maduro's critics blame him for the dire situation – and yet he’s

Martin Fayulu, who came second in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's presidential election last month, has appealed to the Constitutional Court to cancel the provisional result. "The request seeks the annulment of the result

Rahaf Alqunun, the 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family saying she feared for her life, has landed in Canada, after being granted asylum in the North American country. Alqunun was welcomed by Canada's

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to create more jobs, boost economic growth and address racial inequalities as he launched the ruling party's parliamentary election campaign. "At the centre of our manifesto is a plan

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched in cities across France on Saturday in a new round of "yellow vest" protests against President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies. Protesters walked through central Paris from the Finance Ministry

US and Kurdish forces have attacked ISIL's last stronghold in Syria. US aerial bombing of the town of Hajin, where the last remnants of ISIL are holed up, has increased and SDF commanders say

At least two people have been confirmed dead, while dozens have been injured following an explosion and fire at a bakery, caused by an apparent gas leak, according to French officials. A Paris police

In Venezuela, opponents of President Nicolas Maduro have been protesting as he begins his second term in office. The head of the opposition-run congress has challenged Maduro's right to lead the country, saying he's