Turkey on Tuesday announced the arrest of slain former Daesh/ISIS ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s sister. "The arrest of al-Baghdadi's sister is yet another example of the success of our counter-terrorism operations," said Fahrettin Altun, Turkey’s communications director, on Twitter....

A long-awaited, mega stock listing of Saudi oil giant Aramco has prompted questions about its true value owing to geo-political risks, and the future of oil in general. Often billed as the world's most profitable and valuable company, Aramco plans to float two percent of its shares on the...

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said Monday his government was working towards bringing peace to war-torn Darfur as he met hundreds of victims of the conflict who demanded swift justice. Hamdok's one-day visit was his first as prime minister to the devastated region, where a conflict...

With anti-American slogans and effigies mocking President Donald Trump, thousands rallied outside the former US embassy in Tehran on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis. Amid renewed tensions with Washington, state television showed rallies taking place in...