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Iran FM warns neighbors, says they seeking unrest in Iran

Iran's foreign minister on Monday warned neighboring countries over fomenting insecurity in Iran in a reference to anti-government protests that have roiled the country over the past two weeks. The remarks by Mohammad Javad Zarif at a security conference in Tehran echoed the Iranian...

200 undocumented migrants rescued off Libyan coast

More than 200 migrants were rescued when a boat carrying undocumented African migrants sank off Libya’s western coast Sunday evening, but at least two also died, according to a spokesman for the Libyan Navy. Ayoub Qassim told Anadolu Agency that the boat sank off the coast of...

Egypt ex-PM Shafiq says will not stand for president in 2018

Former Egyptian premier Ahmed Shafiq Sunday announced he will not stand in the 2018 presidential elections, reversing a pledge to challenge at polls likely to be dominated by leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. "I have decided to not run in the upcoming 2018 presidential elections," Shafiq...

Yemen's Houthi rebels 'shoot down' Saudi jet

A Saudi coalition jet was reportedly shot down by Houthi fighters over Yemen's northern Saada province on Sunday, with two crew lost in the war-torn country. A UK-made Tornado jet, which is used by Saudi Arabia's air force was downed by the Houthi rebels, according to an official...