Anissa Haddadi

Nigerian president explains the urgent need to minimise the country's dependence on crude oil

Zimbabwean MP Lillian Kirenyi has been arrested for allegedly calling President Robert Mugabe gay.

|Government minister hinted that the Syrian intelligence holds a number of films recorded by hidden cameras in hotel and houses rented to senior Arab officials.

President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday signed a law imposing death penalty on anyone found guilty of arming "terrorists", SANA, the official SANA news agency reported.

Thousands of Egyptian women occupied Tahrir Square in Cairo on Tuesday to highlight the military's use of excessive violence towards female protesters.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki has threatened to resign if the parliament does not pass a no-confidence vote against deputy minister Saleh al Mutlaq.

Clashes between the army and protesters continued to escalate on Tuesday, a day after Egyptian general said protesters "deserve to be thrown into Hitler's oven."

The Egyptian military is jeopardising its credibility and legitimacy by using brutal force to crack down on pro-reform protesters ten months after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down.

After weeks of hesitation, Syria has finally signed the Arab League plan that will allow foreign observers into the country.

Young, old, pro regime, pro-reforms, liberals or more conservatives, women of the Arab world have broken free of the traditional patriarchy that has dominated their lives and helped shape and ferment an unprecedented revolution across the region in 2011.

Ageing Zimbabwean tyrant Robert Mugabe is apparently still a trendy leader after the launch of his fashion label in Harare is proving to be a hit with young voters.

Ji Siguang a Chinese fugitive avoided the police for 13 years by hiding as a spy in one of the country's most famous soap operas.

Turkey has threatened to recall its ambassador to France and freeze ties with Paris if the French parliament passes a bill criminalising the denial of the Armenian genocide.

Violent clashes erupted early Friday between the Egyptian military and protesters staging a sit-in outside parliament in Cairo, adding to the already tense situation in the city.

The South African media have accused two international news agencies of "spying" on Nelson Mandela after cameras were found filming the former head of state and Nobel Prize winner's house.

Israel has started preparations to release 550 Palestinian prisoners ahead of the second phase of a deal with Hamas that led to the release of soldier Gialad Shalit after five years of captivity in the Gaza strip.

December 2011 officially marks the full withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, but with a divided political landscape, an increasing insurgency attack and the Syrian crisis still threatening to spread, the country's future is still uncertain.

Muammar Gaddafi's Daughter Aisha has contacted the International Criminal Court to ask whether it will probe the killing of her father and brother, her lawyer said Wednesday.

News that former French President Jacques Chirac has been found guilty of corruption has rocked France.

A French court has convicted former President Jacques Chirac of diverting public funds and abusing public confidence.

Iran is considering moving its uranium enrichment facilities to safer locations in response to fears of a possible strike from the West.

Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters, waving the militant movement's flags, gathered in Gaza to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the founding of the group, which was also relayed on Twitter.

A French woman faces the prospect of two years in prison and a fine of up to £27,000 after rejecting a court ruling ordering her to undertake a 15-day "citizenship service".

A South African woman was arrested at Bangkok's international airport after police found 1.5 kg of cocaine hidden in her dreadlocks.

Indonesian sharia police are "morally rehabilitating" more than 60 young punk rock fans, who were holding a charity concert in Aceh province on Sumatra Island.

Telecom equipment giant Nokia Siemens Networks is set to scale back its export contracts with Iran, following growing international pressure and the imposition of fresh sanctions.

Iran's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill for a free trade agreement with Syria, in a show of solidarity with embattled President Bashar al Assad.

A 52-year-old-man man faces up to 11 years in prison after being convicted of having sex with a 14-year-old girl while knowing he was infected with HIV in the United States.

Two wives of Osama bin Laden, who have been held in Pakistan following the raid in May that killed the former head of al Qaeda, are set to return to their homeland of Saudi Arabia.