Bahrain court upholds dissolution of main Shiite opposition group al-Wefaq
An appeals court in Bahrain has upheld the order to dissolve the Gulf state's leading Shiite opposition group, al-Wefaq. The move comes despite criticism from the UN and human rights…
Choosing the next UN chief is ‘intensely political’
Deciding who will lead the United Nations after Ban Ki-moon is a complex and convoluted process. Mats Berdal tells DW that the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine mean politics will…
Tecno Mobile launches new smartphone awareness campaign
The campaign explains the functions and details of different smartphone features and specifications
Military court announces life sentence of Omar Ali
Ali is charged with belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt’s mobile operators decline 4G licence
Egypt’s government will launch an international tender in case locally operating companies decline
China and Japan take a trip to Cuba
In the next few days, the prime ministers of Japan and China will visit Havana to talk about trade and investment. The two countries hope to gain a foothold in…
Why Moscow’s most iconic church used to be a swimming pool
The Soviets blew up Moscow's once majestic Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Now, its golden cupolas shine again in Moscow. Along the way, it was a site for prestigious communist…
Brexit might prove beneficial for GCC: Orient Planet Research
UAE and Britain have set a new target for its bilateral trade agreement to reach AED 135.24bn by 2020
Death toll of capsized migrant boat rises from 42 to 51
A boat carrying hundreds of illegal migrants sank on Wednesday
