Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week have been released today, ending a crisis that(...)

Today’s hard-pressed holidaymaker likes to know exactly what their break is going to cost before they go, with no nasty budgetary surprises wai(...)

When the revolution began in Egypt in January 2011, it had one extremely powerful tool on its side: digital communications and social media. Pr(...)

An Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian and wounded another in the Gaza Strip today, medics said, in the first targeted attack against milit(...)

Irish exploration company Petroceltic has reported an operating profit helped by the producing assets of recently acquired Melrose Resources. (...)

Oil and gas exploration firm Petroceltic has secured up to $500 million (€382 million) in financing from a syndicate of international banks and(...)

‘Democracy without bread is not democracy. The only right we have won is freedom of expression. We need an intifada in Tunisia for a real revol(...)

Qatar pledged another $3 billion in aid to Egypt, extending the lifeline for Islamist President Mohamed Mursi after repeated delays in loan tal(...)

The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) is considering acquisitions in the Middle East and North Africa in the next 12 months after the group reported a tu(...)

The controversial “Rubygate” trial in which former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi stands accused of involvement in underage prostitut(...)