Apophis, an asteroid named after an ancient Egyptian demon-god, may crash on Earth in 25 years’ time: In Egyptian myth, Apophis was the ancient spirit of evil and destruction, a demon that was determined to plunge the world into eternal darkne...

Our friend Iason Athanasiadis, the Greek reporter who was arrested in Tehran last month and was only recently released, has given this interview to al-Jazeera English: I have been in touch with Iason, and understand he is putting his experience to p...

Bint al-Beltway adds some interesting comments to my post about Egypt’s negotiations with Russia to acquire the S-400 air defense system: Since the Russians are unlikely to accept anything less than hard currency from the Egyptians for payment...

When Maha al-Sudairi's representative arrived at a Paris boutique bearing a vast order for top-of-the-range lingerie, payment to follow, the owner did not hesitate. As well as being a valued customer for eight years, the Saudi princess....

Italy — I love Italy, some of my best friends are Italian as they say — but really how high of a standard can you set for a country run by a gangster who’s actually been re-elected despite the many financial and other scandals aroun...