The Government has been accused of adopting a “no room at the inn” policy after rejecting a United Nations appeal to allow refugees fleeing the crisis in Syria to live in Britain. Ministers have decided not to join 16 nations, including the United States, France and Germany,...

The brother of a British doctor who died while being held in custody in Syria  has paid a moving tribute to him at a funeral prayer service, describing him as "our star". Dr Abbas Khan was on the verge of being released when his family were told of his death. The Syrian regime...

The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies has officially announced its establishment of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. DI is an independent institute for learning and research in the fields of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Public Administration, based in Doha,...

Five people were injured on Thursday when a bomb exploded near a bus in the Egyptian capital, two days after a blast at a police station in the Nile Delta city of  Mansoura  killed 14 people. The explosion happened in the Nasr City neighbourhood, in front of Al-Azhar...