World art sales hit $15.2 billion in 2014
Business
February 26, 2015
World art sales hit $15.2 billion in 2014
Global art sales set a fresh record in 2014 driven by acquisitions from new museums, while China maintained its place…
Judicial source: 3 Al-Jazeera journalists arrested in Paris for flying drone
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Judicial source: 3 Al-Jazeera journalists arrested in Paris for flying drone
Three Al-Jazeera TV journalists were arrested in Paris on Wednesday after flying a drone from a park on the edge…
Tunisia and Italy urge reconcilation in Libya
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Tunisia and Italy urge reconcilation in Libya
Libya's neighbour Tunisia and its former colonial power Italy issued a joint call on Wednesday for reconciliation among militias leading…
Anti-IS mission puts hardened French pilot on new flight path
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Anti-IS mission puts hardened French pilot on new flight path
After flying missions over Afghanistan and Libya, French Rafale fighter pilot "Sharpy" now faces fresh challenges on his new assignment…
Bahrain court rejects bail for Shiite opposition chief
World
February 25, 2015
Bahrain court rejects bail for Shiite opposition chief
A Bahraini court on Wednesday again rejected a request for bail from a Shiite opposition chief whose trial for allegedly…
Charlie Hebdo returns to newsstands with satire and emotion
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Charlie Hebdo returns to newsstands with satire and emotion
"We're back!". With those words -- and a cartoon depicting the pope, a jihadist and French far-right leader Marine Le…
Syrians flee besieged rebel area with tales of hunger
World
February 25, 2015
Syrians flee besieged rebel area with tales of hunger
At a shelter in Damascus, the strain of life under a crippling siege not far from the Syrian capital is…
Firing squads, blast walls and dangerous diplomacy in Somalia
World
February 25, 2015
Firing squads, blast walls and dangerous diplomacy in Somalia
A navy flak jacket over his sky-blue shirt, Neil Wigan peered through the bulletproof glass window at six uneven wooden…
Internet access limited in developing world
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Internet access limited in developing world
Most people in the developing world do not use the Internet, with access limited by high costs, poor availability and…
Saudi in hi-tech front line battle to keep IS at bay
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Saudi in hi-tech front line battle to keep IS at bay
The chain-link fences, topped with coils of barbed wire, rise and fall like a serpent's back across the desert scrubland…