A Senegalese combat helicopter from the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has crashed, killing three people, the mission head said on Friday. The crash occurred as the helicopter was landing in the western town of Bouar and also resulted in one injury, MINUSCA chief Mankeur Ndiaye wrote in a […]

Saudi Arabia has thrown open its doors to foreign tourists, announcing that it would launch a new visa programme for 49 countries and also relax its strict dressing code in a bid to draw foreign companies to invest in the country’s tourism sector. The conservative Muslim kingdom strict dress codes for female visitors required them […]

Russia detained three North Korean vessels and more than 200 crew on Friday in the second such incident in two weeks as part of a clampdown on poaching by the secretive nation’s fishermen. The detentions mark rare confrontation between North Korea and Russia, which sees itself as an important player in international talks on defusing […]

The United States sent a message to European leaders that it was willing to lift all sanctions on Iran, according to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who said he had rejected talks with Washington while punitive US sanctions remained in place. Rouhani, speaking on his return from the United Nations General Assembly in New York said […]

Protesters opposing the election that Algeria’s veteran ruling cadre has set for December took to the streets of the capital on Friday seeking the release of a detained opposition figure, as two recent premiers said they would run for president. Weekly demonstrations since February have demanded that the old guard who have held power since […]