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HRW calls on UAE to release two foreigners arrested for criticising Egypt

Emirati scholar and Jordanian journalist jailed in UAE for series of online…

Sarah El-Sheikh

Back-to-back bombings kill scores of Yemeni troops

Three explosions have rocked the southeastern Yemeni city of Mukalla, killing at…

Deutsche Welle

Australia stops five people suspected of plotting sailing trip to Syria

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of trying to leave Australia…

Deutsche Welle

Al-Mukalla Airport reopens after government and UAE forces recapture Yemeni port

Obama has seized an opportunity to target AQAP, says analyst

Ahmed Abbas

“Now it’s our turn to help them back”: Syrian refugees help victims of Canadian wildfires

The wildfire in Canada has destroyed the homes of thousands of people…

Deutsche Welle

Fighting ‘Islamic State’ keeps Iraqi rivals in check – for now

In Bashir, a Shiite Turkmen town recently liberated from the "Islamic State,"…

Deutsche Welle

Saudi Arabia creates energy mega-ministry to implement Vision 2030 plan

The new department will oversee half of the kingdom's economic output as…

Deutsche Welle

US army sent small contingent of troops to Yemen to help fight AQAP

US troops helped UAE forces seize the city of Mukalla, which AQAP…

Ahmed Abbas

Saudi Arabia is pushing towards the collapse of the Syria ceasefire: Nasrallah

Russian defence ministry announced Saturday that a truce in Aleppo and Latakia…

Daily News Egypt