France’s Eiffel Tower shut amid security alert
France’s famous Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s most visited attractions, was closed after a man carrying a rucksack was seen climbing th
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New US-backed rebels enter Syria
A group of 75 US-backed rebels has crossed into northern Syria from Turkey to fight jihadists, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
Saudi Arabia generates 18,680MW at holy sites
The capacity of electricity plants at the holy sites now stands at 18,680MW, according to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC). Ziyad bin Mohammad Al-S
At least five killed in suicide bomb attack in Cameroon
At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on Sunday in the northern Cameroon town of Mora, military sources said, in what appeared to
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Cuba
Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in front of tens of thousands of people in the Cuban capital Havana, on his first visit to the Communist-ruled island