Iman was born in Somalia but has lived in Sweden for much of her life. By day, she works for the municipality. But by night, she is one of a group of mothers who

JEDDAH: The US Navy has vowed to ensure the free flow of shipping in the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea after Iranian threats to disrupt the waterways. Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, commander of the

JEDDAH: Bahraini authorities said they have arrested 14 Iranians who entered the country on “forged passports” under fake names.Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday night that the Iranians had used fake Asian passports.The ministry

Sweden's centre-left governing bloc is neck-and-neck with the centre-right opposition alliance in the country's general elections, according to official results, which also showed gains for an anti-immigration party that has its roots in the

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has dissolved the government in a bid to fix the country's troubled economy. A presidential statement late on Sunday said that the move included a cut in the number of

Doha, Qatar - Mewa Singh is a 50-year-old labourer from the Indian state of Punjab. With a family of five to feed, he moved to Qatar 14 years ago because he didn't have a

Seventy-five people have been sentenced to death in Egypt for protesting the 2013 coup by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. There's been strong condemnation from human rights groups for the latest wave of death sentences imposed

Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in clashes and air raids around the Yemeni city of Hodeidah following the collapse of UN-sponsored peace talks between the internationally recognised government and Houthi rebels. A Saudi-UAE coalition backing

BUYUKADA ISLAND, Turkey: Each morning, Erol Baytas checks for further damage on the imposing but derelict timber building on an island off Istanbul that for decades housed orphans from the minority Greek community.The scene

BUYUKADA ISLAND, Turkey: Each morning, Erol Baytas checks for further damage on the imposing but derelict timber building on an island off Istanbul that for decades housed orphans from the minority Greek community.The scene