CAIRO: Egypt opened a new international airport on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday for an initial trial period, in a bid to ease pressure from Cairo’s main airport and help boost tourism.The

The United Nations is again warning that Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh cannot be sent back to Myanmar, because it is not safe. The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, who

Naomi Osaka dropped to her haunches, hid her face from the view, and tried to breathe in her accomplishment. The 21-year-old Japanese-Haitian had just won the Australia Open, beating a former world number one

Over a dozen people have been killed in two bomb blasts at a Roman Catholic cathedral on the southern Philippine island of Jolo, where the Abu Sayyaf group and other armed fighters are active. Sunday's

A United Nations human rights investigator leading an international inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Saturday she requested access to Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, and to visit the

Millions of Venezuelans have escaped the economic pain and political turmoil. They have fled to neighbouring countries to get away from the hardship. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman, reports from Cucuta on Colombia's border with

At least 19 people were killed in two bomb blasts at a Roman Catholic cathedral on the southern Philippine island of Jolo where Muslim armed groups are active.  Several soldiers were among those killed in

Kenya's serene beaches and tropical climate have long been a magnet for tourists, especially from Europe. But attacks and kidnappings by the armed group al-Shabab in recent years have scared the visitors away. Al

ALGIERS: Algeria’s main conservative party, the Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP), said on Saturday it has decided to take part in April’s presidential election. During the night of Friday to Saturday “the

ALGIERS: Algeria’s main conservative party, the Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP), said on Saturday it has decided to take part in April’s presidential election. During the night of Friday to Saturday “the