68 House of Representatives (HoR) members announced to Libyan media their refusal to hold or participate in an HoR session today unless the procedures...

Misrata Airport announced that it is to resume flights tonight at 10pm local time.This comes after an empty private passenger jet crashed this morning...

Djibouti humanitarian situation worsens as Yemenis seek refuge

NATO chief Rutte insists Western allies will not be intimidated by Russian attacks meant to 'scare' them off.

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says he wants ordinary people to share in the success of his oil refinery.

A nationwide appeal was launched after Elizabeth Moselakgomo went missing last week. Four other women's bodies have been found nearby.

The April rescue operation to recover the downed aircrew saw the first US boots on the ground in Iran in 46 years, American officials say.

Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.

IRGC says supertanker on fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz A supertanker caught fire after hitting naval mines while trying to cross a restricted zone south of the Strait of Hormuz, Fars news agency reported, citing a statement by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC navy identified the vessel as the Algaya and said efforts to control the fire had failed, leaving the entire ship engulfed in flames. The statement said it had warned vessels against using the route and reiterated that it continued to monitor and control the Strait of Hormuz.

US imposes Iran-related sanctions on Russia's VTB The United States on Monday imposed Iran-related sanctions on Russia's VTB Bank Public Joint Stock Company, accusing it of involvement of Iranian sanctions evasion, according to a statement. VTB was previously sanctioned in 2022 in Ukraine-related action.

Talk about doomsday scrolling. In the past week, our timelines have been alight with dark predictions of our imminent demise, including the one by a Silicon Valley engineer who puts a number on the chances of artificial intelligence wiping out humanity. Better than 10-percent. Triggering the wave of panic, the recent breach of the machine-learning programmers' site Hugging Face by AI machines who banded together to keep their nefarious deeds secret from their human overlords. Can machines actually destroy the planet on their own? In the age of technology, does problem solving always override safety? 

Twelve European countries on Monday called for the European Union to step up its presence in the Arctic, as melting ice opens new maritime routes while growing tensions with Russia and the United States increasingly put the region in the geopolitical spotlight.

CAIRO/NEW YORK: The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, held talks in Cairo on Sunday and Monday with the Arab League’s secretary-general, Nabil Fahmy, and the Egyptian foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, as preparations continued for UN meetings in New York this month. The diplomatic efforts came as drone strikes and other hostilities continued to endanger civilians and drive displacement across Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, and Blue Nile State. During his meet

RIYADH: The 4th Global Forum on the Ethics of AI opened in Riyadh on Monday, with delegates exchanging views and discussing ideas on how best to shape the technology’s future. UNESCO Deputy Director General Asa Regner told a press conference that the event aimed to strengthen national governance and ensure that AI delivered for all people and the planet. Saudi Arabia is the first Arab country to host the forum and has been a leader in incorporating ethical regulations into its institutions. The

The exhibition, "To be Hanging by a Thread", delves into themes of migration, displacement, and identity.

From Nigeria’s landmark refinery share offering to mourning in the Democratic Republic of Congo and efforts to improve inclusion in Côte d’Ivoire, here are the main stories from Africa.