Influx of investors seeking safe haven may send franc to record high and hit nation's high rollers

Tributes have been paid to a veteran seaman and lifeboat hero who died in an explosion off the coast of Qatar.

Critics dispute credibility of regime’s assurances after allegations of sexual humiliation

Al Qa'ida has offered to free a British hostage if the radical cleric Abu Qatada is released by the UK, a statement claimed today.

Theresa May today launched a fresh attempt to expel the radical preacher Abu Qatada from Britain, insisting the Home Office were convinced that his planned deportation was legal.

Home Secretary Theresa May has allowed "too much drift and delay" in the Government's bid to put radical cleric Abu Qatada on a plane back to Jordan, Labour said today.

A rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai desert hit a southern Israeli resort city, police said, raising new concerns about militant activity in the mountainous peninsula. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Sinai was becoming a “terror zone.”

As yet another student opens fire on his former classmates, Jeremy Laurance asks if such atrocities share an underlying cause

The prospects for Assad are grimmer as the Syrian economy buckles under the strain of sanctions

Talks aimed at ensuring the UK can deport radical cleric Abu Qatada to face terror charges in Jordan have been "positive", the Home Secretary said today.

New pinless headscarf persuades world body to reverse ruling

As Syria slides towards a civil war, a wealthy Syrian exile is racing to provide additional arms and ammunition to the loosely organised bands of rebels fighting under the umbrella of the Free Syrian Army (FSA).

Theresa May is preparing to fly to Jordan within days in a fresh effort to resolve the deadlock over Britain's attempts to deport the extremist preacher Abu Qatada.