A U.N.-mediated truce to the war in Yemen went into effect a minute before midnight on Wednesday, hours after Saudi-led air strikes hit military bases in the capital Sanaa and rival militias battled near the border with the kingdom. The coalition led by Saudi Arabia said in a statement it...

(theguardian)- A charity operating in the Calais refugee camp is threatening to launch legal action against the British government unless it intervenes in the cases of 30 of the most vulnerable children stranded there. Citizens UK, which is working with the Home Office on the current Calais...

(theguardian)- Saudi Arabia has raised $17.5bn (£14bn) from its first foray into the global bond markets as it seeks to repair the damage to its public finances caused by the collapse in the oil price since 2014. Strong investor demand meant the Middle Eastern kingdom raised more from the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Turkish army has dipped further in a Syrian border area, opening a route in depth of 400 near Bab al-Hawa border crossing, residents told Zaman al-Wasl on Wednesday. People the village of Aqrabat said the road passed through the land known as Manzalat abdul-Hai, and the...