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Egypt is set to start Tuesday trial proceedings against Hossam Bahgat, one of the country’s most prominent human rights advocates, for a tweet criticising alleged electoral fraud.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday there was a positive momentum in Turkey’s discussions with the United Arab Emirates to end a years-long rift and that ties could come … Read More

When the Taliban swept into Kabul last month, capturing Afghanistan’s capital without a fight, the sheer speed of the collapse of the Western-backed and trained army stunned the world.

The pound was trading at 17,950 to the dollar Tuesday, amid rising hopes that a government could be formed in Lebanon soon

The group Human Rights Watch accused Egypt on Tuesday of routinely killing opponents in “unlawful extrajudicial executions” made to look like shootouts and urged international sanctions against Cairo.

Ghawsuddin Mubariz was already spending restless nights worrying about being sent back to Afghanistan when a stadium full of Turkish football supporters broke into a chant calling for migrants to … Read More

Just as during the 1975-1990 civil war that ravaged their country, hundreds of Lebanese families are turning to neighbouring Cyprus to escape the miseries of everyday life back home.

The crown princes of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates discussed bilateral relations and other issues in a phone call, state media of the two countries said on Monday.

Novak Djokovic struggled but advanced within three matches of completing the first men’s singles calendar-year Grand Slam in 52 years Monday by outlasting American Jenson Brooksby at the US Open.

Barring last-minute snags, a new government could be formed in Lebanon in the next 48 hours as a result of unprecedented US and French pressure on rival factions to facilitate … Read More