President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is demanding Egyptians lose weight. In televised comments earlier this month, the general-turned-president railed about the number of overweight people he sees and told Egyptians they must take better care of themselves. He said physical education should become core curriculum at schools and universities and suggested TV shows shouldn’t let presenters or guests on the air …

Saudi Arabian authorities say Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi died inside the country’s consulate in Turkey, confirming 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested and two senior staff sacked. The Saudi public prosecutor said in a statement a fight broke out between Mr Khashoggi and people who met him inside the consulate, after he entered the building on August 2 seeking …

Turkish authorities have begun to investigate the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has not been seen since entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul four days ago. Police believe Khashoggi, who had been living in self-imposed exile in Washington, was killed inside the consulate, two Turkish sources said. “The initial assessment of the Turkish police is that Mr …

The Syrian Foreign Ministry has reacted to Trump’s tweet on “smart missiles” and plans on airstrikes, saying that it was not surprised by the “thoughtless” US escalation around the alleged chemical attack, according to the SANA. We are not surprised by such a thoughtless escalation by a regime like the United States regime, which sponsored terrorism in Syria and still …

At least 257 people have died as result of an Algerian military plane crash, the Algerian Defense Ministry reported Wednesday. The incident reportedly occurred at 8:00 a.m. local time, when a transportation aircraft crashed near the airport of the Algerian city of Blida, Boufarik province. Local authorities have deployed 130 members of the civil protection unit, 14 ambulances and 10 …