A Houthi delegation arrived in Sweden on Tuesday for U.N.-sponsored Yemen peace talks, the first since 2016, as Western nations press for an end to the war and the United Nations warned of a looming economic disaster. The nearly four-year-old conflict, which has killed tens of thousands and left millions facing starvation, pits the Iranian-aligned

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman is “complicit” in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a senator said Tuesday. Senator Lindsey Graham said the de facto ruler of the kingdom was surely responsible for the Saudi journalist’s death. “The crown prince, is a wrecking ball. I think he’s complicit in the murder of

Director of Kenya’s state oil company, Joe Sang, has announced that he will not seek a second term in office after the company’s board of directors sanctioned an investigation into the disappearance of 21 million litres of fuel. Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) had initially said the lost fuel was either spilt or stolen by vandals.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor, breaking his silence on a rumour that has circulated on social media for months. Buhari, who is running for re-election in February, spent five months in Britain last year being treated for an undisclosed illness. One

World Jewish Relief Walter Kammerling was sent to England on board the Kindertransport in December 1938 Exactly 80 years ago, the first train rescuing 200 Jewish children from Nazi Berlin arrived in Britain. Their orphanage had been destroyed during Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, when Nazi sympathisers terrorised Jews throughout Germany and Austria. Their

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges related to a corruption case involving Israel’s telecom giant, prompting immediate calls for his resignation. Police say their investigation has established an evidentiary foundation to charge Netanyahu and his wife Sara with accepting bribes, fraud and breach of trust.

Iran has launched a domestically-manufactured warship equipped with an advanced missile system into the Persian Gulf, state media reported. The 96-meter long Sahand destroyer took its maiden voyage after an official ceremony on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency reported. The stealth battleship is designed based on domestic technologies as upgraded torpedo launchers, anti-aircraft, anti-surface

Actor Tzachi Halevy and TV anchor Lucy Aharish at their wedding, October 10, 2018. (photo credit: Courtesy) Israel does not recognize interfaith weddings performed in the country, so Jewish-Muslim and Jewish-Christian couples, and others, have to go abroad to be officially married. EIN RAFA, Israel — Surrounded by a lush garden encircling a set of

British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would be robust when she talks to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit in Argentina later on Friday about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and the situation in Yemen. “I am going to speak to the crown prince of Saudi Arabia but it is

In a rare gesture of understanding, Pakistan and India have agreed to open a key border crossing next year ahead of the historic birthday of the founder of the Sikh religion. The planned opening of the Kartarpur border, which connects Pakistan’s northeastern city of Narowal to India’s eastern Gurdaspur district, will provide visa-free access to