
EGYPT
Muslim groups rap US support for Sisi
US Muslim groups condemn the death penalty handed down to Egypt’s ousted president, Mohamed Morsi and Washington's support for President Sisi.

US Muslim groups condemn the death penalty handed down to Egypt’s ousted president, Mohamed Morsi and Washington's support for President Sisi.

The US House of Representatives has rejected a measure to force President Barack Obama to withdraw US troops from Iraq and stop bombing Syria .

MPs have expressed their anger at the Iraq inquiry report delay, with the prime minister writing to the inquiry head Sir John Chilcot expressing his impatience.

An end to subsidies for new UK onshore wind farms spark anger among green campaigners.

A series of Taliban attacks reportedly claim the lives of nearly a dozen members of security forces in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand.

The head of the Ansarullah delegation in the Geneva consultations says Saudi Arabia is committing genocide against the Yemeni people.

The four Labour MPs vying for the party’s leadership have clashed in a televised debate.

A UN official says Yemenis engaged in Geneva consultations have agreed to a ceasefire during the fasting month of Ramadan.

Iranian companies are carrying out a series of water and electricity supply projects worth $6.5 billion in 30 countries, an Energy Ministry official said on Thursday.

An American Army soldier has been found dead in South Korea after taking part in a training exercise, the US military said on Thursday.

Somali security forces halt an attack by the al-Shabab militants, shooting dead four of its members.

A man believed to be one of the leaders of a gang accused of robbery and raping a 75-year-old nun in India has been arrested.

Chad bans full-face veil after twin bombings blamed on Boko Haram killed 34 people in the African country.

Iran and the P5+1 countries continue their nuclear talks in the Austrian capital, Vienna.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is "still convinced" that a Greece debt deal is possible.

A political commentator says that Washington has adopted a “confused” and “immoral” policy against ISIL in Syria and Iraq.

A recent Pentagon report says the ISIL terrorist group is in an “initial exploratory phase” in Afghanistan.

Western governments have started wooing Iran as their draconian sanctions on the resource-rich country – an energy superpower – appear all but crumbling.