Officials in South Sudan say China has agreed to loan it $8bn (£4.9bn) for major development projects. …
Middle East news
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At least seven militants linked to al Qaeda were killed in clashes in Yemen’s restive south, a …
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Saudi protesters have held anti-regime demonstrations in several towns in the Qatif region of the oil-rich Eastern …
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The Lebanese army intercepted three containers of weapons on board of a ship intercepted in the Mediterranean …
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Jordan’s Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh resigned on Thursday after barely six months in office, state media said, following growing …
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Uganda’s economy is expected to grow by 5.4 percent in the 2012/13 (July-June) fiscal year from an …
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Libyan authorities have banned the formation of political parties based on religious principles ahead of elections scheduled …
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The African Union (AU) is calling on Sudan and South Sudan to abide by a plan that …
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Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has turned into a “kind of Wild West” exploited by Islamist militants with Iranian …
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Israel has expressed “deep concern” over Egypt’s termination of its gas export deal with the Tel Aviv …