Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma’aden) said on Sunday that its phosphate subsidiary is rescheduling and refinancing about $4.1 billion in debt. The subsidiary, Ma’aden Wa’ad Al Shamal Phosphate Company, will reschedule 6.7 billion riyals ($1.8 billion) owed to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth...

At least three people were killed late Saturday in a "terror-related" stabbing in the English town of Reading, according to local media. Thames Valley Police said a male suspect is in custody following the attack in Reading’s Forbury Gardens shortly after a Black Lives Matter protest....

China's capital reported 22 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday after a mass testing effort that has collected more than two million samples in a race to contain a new outbreak. The fresh cluster in Beijing has raised fears of a resurgence of the virus in China, which had largely brought...

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday said his country has a legitimate right to intervene in neighbouring Libya and ordered his army to be ready to carry out any mission outside the country, if necessary. Sisi’s comments came amid high tensions over regional rival Turkey’s...

The Libyan army on Saturday denounced remarks of the Egyptian president, who said Sirte and Jufra in Libya are “a red line," calling it "a clear declaration of war and a blatant interference" in Libyan affairs. This came in a statement by Abdel-Hadi Darah, a military spokesman of Path...

Tulsa police say they have arrested a woman who was inside a secure area outside an arena set to host President Donald Trump’s first campaign rally during the coronavirus pandemic. The woman was seen Saturday on live video sitting cross-legged on the ground in peaceful protest when...

Egypt’s president Saturday warned that an attempt by Turkey-backed forces in Libya to attack the strategic city of Sirte would cross a “red line" and trigger a direct Egyptian military intervention in the conflict. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in televised comments, said that Egypt could...

Zinedine Zidane insists nothing has changed in La Liga's title race despite Barcelona handing Real Madrid the chance to go top of the table if they beat Real Sociedad on Sunday. Barca's goalless draw away at Sevilla on Friday means Madrid will move above them with a win at Anoeta this...

Iranian health authorities Saturday announced more than 100 new deaths from coronavirus and another 2,000 cases of the illness, as the country's fight against the pandemic entered its fifth month. Iran reported its first coronavirus cases on February 19, and it has since struggled to...

Dozens of groups helping asylum seekers in Greece risk being edged out in a government move to tighten what it calls "opaque" rules overseeing charities, sparking concern that crucial support will be cut. Critics warn that the new registration regulations will downgrade services to...

Iran on Friday blasted Britain, France, and Germany for their opposition to lifting a UN arms embargo set to expire in October.  “E3 must stop public face-saving & muster the courage to state publicly what they admit privately: their failure to fulfill even own JCPOA [2015 Iran...

Turkey’s largest cities Istanbul and Ankara saw Friday the lowest number of coronavirus cases in the past week, the health minister announced. Without revealing the numbers for the cities, Fahrettin Koca said the tally of coronavirus cases in Turkey hit 185,245 with 1,214 new infections...

Already facing a legally undefined status, climate refugees must now contend with a shortage of decent medical care, as well as closed borders and international travel restrictions, making their lives excessively difficult during the global pandemic. Climate refugees, environmental...

US folk and rock legend Bob Dylan released his first album of original songs in eight years on Friday with the ten-track "Rough and Rowdy Ways." Dylan's 39th studio album, which comes 58 years after his first, features a 17-minute ballad about the assassination of John F Kennedy, as well as...

Italy's top health agency on Friday urged caution after last week seeing "warning signs" of new coronavirus transmission, especially over outbreaks of cases in Rome. In its weekly report, the Higher Institute of Health (ISS) said the situation was generally positive but that there was still...

Apple said Friday it was closing some stores in US states experiencing a surge in coronavirus infections, reversing course after reopening many of its retail locations. The iPhone maker said it was closing six of its retail stores in Arizona, along with two each in North Carolina and...

Turkey will work together with Italy to achieve stable peace and a political process that will yield results in Libya, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday, and added the NATO allies could also cooperate in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkey supports the internationally...

With new coronavirus figures reported on Friday, recoveries from the virus outnumbered new cases in Russia for the fourth day in a row. Over the last 24 hours, 7,972 cases were registered in the country while 10,443 people recovered, the country's emergency task force said in a daily...

The European Union has agreed to extend punishing sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine by six months, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday. The sanctions, which target whole sectors of the Russian economy including its valuable oil businesses, were due to expire this...

Algeria has intensified a crackdown on an anti-government protest movement, targeting social media users in a bid to stop demonstrations resuming once coronavirus restrictions end. Weekly protests rocked the North African country for more than a year and only stopped in March due to the...