An Egyptian court on Saturday sought the death sentence for former President Mohamed Mursi and 105 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood in connection with a mass jail break in 2011. The cases, like any capital sentence, will be referred to Egypt's top religious authority,...

Iran is prepared for "all scenarios" in talks with world powers about curbing its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief, its top nuclear negotiator said on Friday when asked what would happen if no final deal was reached by July. Diplomats have been working in...

At least 10 people were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen on Friday despite a five-day humanitarian truce, while aid distribution to the millions deprived of food, fuel and medicine by weeks of fighting and air strikes continued. Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of Arab states...

The militant group that said it was behind Wednesday's massacre of 45 commuters in Karachi is a dangerous outfit with ties to Pakistan's Taliban, but intelligence sources voiced doubts about claims it had received financial support from Islamic State. Jundullah, a Sunni Muslim...