Iraqi paramilitary forces have uncovered two more mass graves containing the bodies of 140 civilians, including women and children, in an area home to the Yazidi religious minority, they said Saturday. In 2014, Daesh (ISIS) killed thousands of Yazidis in Sinjar and kidnapped thousands...

Over the last few months there has been increased speculation that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have finally arrived at a time of reckoning over the future of their relationship with Israel. The two states are seen as going through the motions leading to...

Former Egyptian Premier Ahmed Shafiq said on Wednesday the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was preventing him from travelling to his country after he announced his plans to run in Egypt's presidential elections next year. In an exclusive interview with Qatar-based Al Jazeera television,...

Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, a former air force pilot and ex-presidential candidate, told Reuters on Wednesday he intended to run in the presidential election early next year, saying he would return to Egypt in the “coming days”. In a video declaration sent to...