Image copyright AFP Image caption Qatar says it wants to focus on gas production Qatar has announced it is pulling out of the Opec oil producers’ cartel, just days before the group meets in Vienna. The Gulf state, which joined Opec in 1961, said it would leave the cartel in January and would focus on […]
Media captionDaniela Tejada says she is “elated” at the news Matthew Hedges has been pardoned The leader of the UK’s MI6 intelligence service has said he is “perplexed” over why the United Arab Emirates jailed British academic Matthew Hedges. Alex Younger said he “genuinely can’t understand how our Emirati partners came to the conclusions they […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Yemen has been gripped by conflict since early 2015 when Houthi rebels seized control A UN plane is to evacuate wounded Houthi rebels from Yemen in an effort to build confidence ahead of peace talks, the Saudi-led military coalition fighting the rebels says. The 50 rebels are due to be […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and his wife Sara are suspected of awarding regulatory favours to a telecom firm Israeli police have recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara for alleged fraud and bribery. They are suspected of awarding regulatory favours to the Bezeq telecom firm in return for […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Ms Youssef says she “probably miscalculated” in wearing the dress An Egyptian actress who wore a revealing dress to the Cairo Film Festival is to go on trial on charges of “inciting debauchery”, reports say. Rania Youssef appeared in a lacy, black, see-through outfit that exposed most of her legs, […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Few world leaders went out of their way to shake hands with the Saudi Crown Prince For Mohammed bin Salman, the G20 summit was always going to be a test. This was the first time the Saudi Crown Prince had appeared on the international stage since the murder of Jamal […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Iraqi government forces recaptured the city of Mosul in July 2017 A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters is closing in on the last pocket of territory in eastern Syria controlled by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). Four years ago, IS militants overran large swathes of Syria […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Gavin Ford, who lived in Lebanon for more than two decades, hosted a popular radio show A British radio host who presented a popular breakfast show in Lebanon has been found dead at his home, local media report. The body of Gavin Ford, who joined the Lebanese station Radio […]
Image copyright Daniela Tejada Image caption Daniela Tejada helped secure her husband’s release The British academic jailed for spying in UAE has thanked his “brave and strong” wife Daniela Tejada for helping secure his release. Matthew Hedges, 31, landed back at Heathrow Airport on Tuesday morning after receiving a pardon. He said: “I could not […]
Media captionDaniela Tejada says she is “elated” at the news Matthew Hedges has been pardoned A British academic who was jailed for spying in the United Arab Emirates has been pardoned. Matthew Hedges, 31, denied spying and said he had been researching his PhD. His wife, Daniela Tejada, who appealed for clemency, said she was […]
