Reuters (UK)
Friday, March 21, 2014 - 08:09
Syrians constituted the largest group seeking asylum in industrialized countries in 2013 for the first time, the United Nations refugee agency said in a report released on Friday.
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 08:17
"Libya's interim government asks the international community and especially the United Nations to provide assistance to uproot terrorism," the government said in a statement posted on its website late on Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:07
Azerbaijan sentenced the deputy head of the biggest opposition party and the leader of a human rights group to prison terms, a court spokesman said on Monday, in a case that critics say highlights a government-led crackdown in the oil-rich country.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:44
Five rockets were fired at the main transit point for Syria's chemical weapons this month, with one landing near to where experts overseeing the destruction of the toxic stockpile were staying, sources said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:11
The influx detected in the last few months is worrying for Yemen, a turbulent country where several hundred Saudi militants are already thought to be fighting alongside their Yemeni counterparts in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:00
Libyan rebels controlling three oil export ports said on Saturday they were ready to negotiate with the government over ending their six-month blockade if Tripoli abandoned plans for a military offensive.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 10:18
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have arrested two members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood at Cairo's request for committing violence in Port Said before fleeing abroad, Egypt's prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 10:17
"Masked armed men belonging to the terrorist Brotherhood targeted a bus of the armed forces ... which led to the martyrdom of the Warrant Officer Yusri Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan."
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 09:59
While a new U.S. Congress spending bill unveiled in January restored more than $1.5 billion in military and economic aid to Egypt, a decision by Kerry is needed for the funds to flow again, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 12:14
Algerian police prevented opposition leaders from marching on Wednesday to demand a boycott of next month's election, in which President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seeking a fourth term in power.