Image copyright EPAImage caption Tahmed Ouyahia (L) and Abdelmalek Sellal (R) were both allies of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika An Algerian court has sentenced two former prime ministers to long jail terms amid a huge corruption investigation. Ahmed Ouyahia was sentenced to 15 years in prison and Abdelmalek Sellal to 12 years. They were accused […]

Image copyright US NavyImage caption Mohammad Sameh Haitham and Joshua Kaleb Watson were two of three young sailors killed The US has grounded hundreds of Saudi military aviation students at bases across the country in the wake of Friday’s deadly shooting in Florida. All flying will be paused, though classroom studies will continue. It comes […]

Image copyright ReutersImage caption The attacks temporarily knocked out half of Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production The UN has reportedly so far been unable to confirm Iran was involved in drone and cruise missile attacks on two key Saudi oil facilities in September. Saudi Arabia said Iran was behind the attacks, which temporarily knocked out […]

Image copyright Reuters Saudi Aramco’s stock rose sharply as the world’s biggest share listing got underway in Riyadh, rising 10% above the initial public offering price. Last week the oil giant, which produces more than a tenth of global crude supply, raised $25.6bn (£19.5bn). Saudi Arabia’s royal family is privatising assets as part of a […]

Image copyright AFPImage caption The value of Iran’s currency hit record lows as a result of the US sanctions The United States reinstated economic sanctions on Iran after President Donald Trump abandoned a landmark nuclear deal in May 2018. Mr Trump says he wants to apply “maximum pressure” on the government in Tehran to compel […]

Image copyright AFPImage caption Men driving pick-up trucks are said to have attacked the protesters Iraq has seen one of the worst flare-ups in weeks of anti-government protests, with gunmen killing at least 20 people in Baghdad early on Saturday. The unknown attackers raided key protest sites in the capital sending demonstrators fleeing into the […]

Image copyright US NavyImage caption Mohammad Sameh Haitham and Joshua Kaleb Watson were two of three young sailors killed The Saudi gunman who killed three sailors at a Florida naval base had lodged an official complaint against one of his instructors, reports say. Mohammed Alshamrani is said to have been “infuriated” after the instructor referred […]

Image caption Rifaat al-Assad says he was given monetary gifts by the Saudi royal family The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has gone on trial in Paris for allegedly laundering money to build a French property empire. Rifaat al-Assad is accused of embezzling Syrian state funds to buy homes and offices worth €90m (£76m). […]

Watch: Mike Costello’s commentary of the moment Anthony Joshua reclaims world titles Anthony Joshua became a two-time world heavyweight champion with a unanimous points victory over Andy Ruiz Jr in a tense rematch in Saudi Arabia. Six months on from the night Ruiz stunned boxing, Joshua risked seeing his career left in tatters with a […]

Image copyright US Embassy BernImage caption Xiyue Wang, who was held in Iran for three years, was greeted by US Ambassador to Switzerland Edward McMullen The US and Iran have conducted a prisoner swap in a rare sign of co-operation between the two countries. The exchange involved a Chinese-American researcher convicted of spying in Iran […]