Middle East and North Africa

Egypt unveils 59 ancient coffins in major archaeological discovery

Cairo (Reuters) - Egypt on Saturday put on show dozens of coffins belonging to priests and clerks from the 26th dynasty nearly 2,500 years...

Iran temporarily releases French-Iranian academic from jail, lawyer says

Dubai (Reuters) - Iran has temporarily released French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who has been in jail after being convicted of security breaches, her lawyer...

Lebanon asks Interpol to arrest Russian ship captain, owner over port explosion

Beirut (Reuters) - Lebanon has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of the ship that brought the explosive...

‘Thanks for the chaos’: Madrid returns to lockdown

Madrid (Reuters) - Some 4.8 million Madrid residents will be barred from leaving the area from Friday evening, making it the first European capital...

France accuses Turkey of sending Syrian jihadists to Nagorno-Karabakh

Paris (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron accused Turkey on Thursday of sending Syrian jihadists to fight in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, a move that...

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