Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, suffered a stroke on Friday morning, the state news agency WAM has confirmed.  A statement from the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said: “The Ministry announces that President His Highness Sheikh...

A helicopter crash in the restive Sinai Peninsula killed five Egyptian soldiers on Saturday, medics said. The military confirmed a helicopter had crashed and said a search was under way for its crew. It was not immediately clear how the aircraft came down, in an area used as a hub...

The deal to sign Neymar cost Barcelona 86.2 million euros, including payments to the forward and his family, the club said on Friday after the player's father revoked a confidentiality agreement. The Brazil international's close-season move from Santos, which the Spanish club initially...

At least five people have been killed in three bombings in the Egyptian capital, the latest in a series of attacks that have rattled the public and undermined confidence in the interim government. The first and deadliest explosion tore through the security directorate in...