Sudan said Tuesday it will press ahead with efforts to normalise ties with the United States despite Washington extending sanctions imposed on Khartoum that adversely impact the east African country. On Monday, President Barack Obama extended the sanctions by another year, saying Khartoum's...

 Egypt's Supreme Investment Council, which is headed by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, agreed Tuesday to extend a freeze on a capital gains tax to three years, Sisi's office said in a statement. The council approved in total 17 measures aimed at boosting investment that included tax...

French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday said the Louvre could house threatened treasures from Iraq, Syria and other war-torn countries at a secure site in northern France. The precious items could be placed in safe keeping at a conservation facility due to open in 2019 in Lievin, 200...

(Vox)- The United States is actively participating in a brutal war in Yemen, providing valuable jet refueling capabilities and intelligence to the Saudi-led campaign against the Houthi rebel group that began in March of last year. Because of the US’s fairly limited direct combat role, the...