Using the hashtag #BlueForSudan, activists, social media influencers and celebrities have begun a viral campaign to express solidarity for protesters in Sudan based simply around the colour blue. International concern has grown in recent days over the situation in Sudan after the military...

Iran said Friday it was responsible for maintaining the security of the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, state radio reported, adding that blaming Tehran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman was alarming. "We are responsible for ensuring the security of the Strait and we have...

Saudi forces on Friday intercepted five drones launched by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels, the Arab military coalition said, in a second assault on an airport in the kingdom's southwest in two days. The drones targeted Abha airport, where a rebel missile Wednesday left 26 civilians wounded, and...

Algeria’s supreme court on Thursday remanded former prime minister Abdelmalek Sellal in custody over allegations of corruption, state TV reported. Sellal is one of the closest associates of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be detained since protests broke out in February,...