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Kyrgyzstan authorities a powerbroker closely allied to former president Sooronbay Jeenbekov on charges of corruption.
The Hay Festival has vowed not to return to Abu Dhabi while Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan remains the UAE's minister of tolerance.
This Black History Month, museums should return stolen artefacts
Comment: Returning stolen arts and objects to their rightful owners is a necessary step towards righting the colonial wrongs of western nations, writes Malia Boauttia.
Ousted Algeria president's 'secret child' jailed for graft
Bouteflika's 'secret child' Zoulikha Nachinache has been jailed for graft.
Ousted Algeria president's 'secret child' jailed for graft
An Algerian businesswoman who is allegedly the daughter of ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika was sentenced to 12 years in prison over ...
World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
The UN organisation helped 97 million people last year, distributing 15 billion rations to people in 88 countries.
Saudi Arabia could buy stake in UAE supermarket chain
Lulu is one of the biggest supermarket chains in the Gulf region.
Turkey state-owned bank must face US court, judge rules
Halkbank is accused of working with Iran to evade US-imposed sanctions.
More Iranian oil tankers head to petrol-starved Venezuela
Iran has sent oil to Venezuela, angering the US.
Exiles return to rebuild post-Bashir Sudan
Sudanese exiles from the US, Britain and the Gulf have returned to fill government posts and succeed figures in Bashir's Islamist regime.
Nobel Peace Prize ceremony scaled back due to Covid-19
The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony will be scaled back because of Covid-19.
Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood to take part in elections
The political wing of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's main opposition party, said it would take part in parliamentary elections in ...
Saudi Arabia has enough uranium for nuclear fuel: report
Experts fear the Kingdom could move forward with a nuclear weapons programme.
Israeli military holds exercises in residential Palestinian areas
The Israeli army has been using heavy machinery on agricultural land and near residential areas in the northern Jordan Valley, posing dangers to ...
Sudan declares economic emergency as currency plunges
Aiming to avert economic crisis, the ruling includes setting up emergency courts, enacting laws to protect the economy, and imposing harsher ...
Stop using Islam as the yardstick for white terrorism
Comment: On her show, TV host Joy Reid cast Islam and Muslims as the standard for radicalisation in the US, ignoring the country's own violent history, writes Mobashra Tazamal.
Iraq's Jews fled long ago, heritage struggles on
With Jewish schools, shops and synagogues crumbling from a lack of maintenance, heritage experts fear there will soon be left little more than ...
Jihadists net $140 million from Burkina gold mine raids
Millions of dollars worth of gold have been mined by jihadists in four years.
Biden slams Trump over alleged mocking of war dead
Biden described as 'deplorable' the alleged comments by Trump described fallen soldiers as 'losers' and 'suckers'.
World Cup host Qatar set to play Gold Cup
Qatar is only the second team from Asia invited to play in the Gold Cup.
Arab artists boycott UAE after Israel deal
A number of Arab artists have withdrawn from Emirati-run exhibitions and competitions in opposition to last month's agreement to normalise ties ...
Israelis unearth Abbasid-era Islamic gold coins
The coins are thought to date from the late 9th century.
Gold looters destroy 2000-year-old Sudan archaeological site
The pillagers used heavy equipment, including mechanical diggers, to search for gold in the Bayouda Desert.
Gandhi's iconic glasses sell for $340,000 in UK
Mahatma Gandhi was known for giving out old or unwanted pairs of glasses to those in need or those who had helped him.
Saudi Arabia is working with China on the development of its civilian nuclear power programme.
China is the latest player in Saudi Arabia's nuclear programme.
Egypt has struck gold in the Eastern Desert, the petroleum ministry has said.
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