Egypt has called on auction house Christies to cancel the sale of a 3,000-year-old bust of ancient boy-king Tutankhamun. The country’s foreign ministry claims that the bust was probably stolen during the 1970s from a temple. The 28 cm (11in) bust is due to go on sale in London on Thursday and is expected to […]

Egyptian officials now say they are “90% sure” that there is a hidden chamber in King Tutankhamun’s tomb. The Antiquities Ministry said it had carried out scans to gather more information about the theory. Archaeologist Nicholas Reeves believes Tutankhamun’s remains may have been rushed into an outer chamber of what was originally Queen Nefertiti’s tomb. […]

An air strike hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli yesterday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 130, the United Nations said. It was the highest publicly reported toll from an air strike or shelling since eastern forces under Khalifa Haftar launched a […]

TEHERAN (AFP) – President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will exceed on Sunday (July 7) the uranium enrichment limit it agreed in a 2015 deal with major powers, raising it “as much as necessary”. Iran is acting on its May 8 threat to suspend parts of the 2015 nuclear agreement in response to US President Donald […]

Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, a wife of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, is in hiding in London and said to be in fear for her life after fleeing her husband. Sheikh Mohammed, 69, who is a billionaire racehorse owner and has often been seen conversing with the Queen at Ascot, has posted […]

A week ago, a small tanker ship approached the Persian Gulf after a 19-day voyage from China. The captain, as required by international rules, reported the ship’s position, course, speed and another key detail: It was riding high in the water, meaning it was probably empty. Then the Chinese-owned ship, the Sino Energy 1, went […]

MANAMA, Bahrain (WASHINGTON POST) – The UN nuclear watchdog confirmed on Monday (July 01) that Teheran has broken a stockpile limit for low-enriched uranium allowed under a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, a move that could add to friction with the United States. Iran’s total stockpile of low-enriched uranium on Monday exceeded […]

JERUSALEM — Israeli warplanes struck several military sites in Syria overnight and killed several fighters and civilians, Syrian state media reported on Monday, in what appeared to be a stepping up of Israel’s long-running, partly covert campaign to thwart Iranian military entrenchment in Syria and stop weapon transfers to Lebanon. The warplanes fired missiles from […]

Iran has exceeded the amount of enriched uranium that it was allowed to have under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, sources say. Under the accord, Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities and allow in international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. What is enriched uranium? Enriched uranium […]

A peaceful uprising against the president of Syria almost eight years ago turned into a full-scale civil war. The conflict has left more than 360,000 people dead, devastated cities and drawn in other countries. How did the Syrian war start? Even before the conflict began, many Syrians were complaining about high unemployment, corruption and a […]