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The Vatican has put Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood in recognition of his "heroic virtues".Gaudí - who has been dubbed by some as "God's architect" - is the designer of one of Spain's most famous...

BKR International has added Corporate Value Advisory as the newest member to its global network in Morocco. Corporate Value Advisory, established in 2017 and headquartered in Casablanca, provides a suite of consultancy services. These include...

Around 350 Israeli authors have signed a letter calling for an end to the devastating war in Gaza, the Times of Israel newspaper reported on Tuesday.The signatories include well-known writers such as David Grossman, Joshua Sobol and Zeruya Shalev."This...

Cars have been set on fire near several prisons in France while one was targeted with automatic gunfire, in possible retaliation against government anti-drug policies, justice ministry officials said on Tuesday.In recent months Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin and Interior...

A high-level international conference is due to get under way in London to find "a pathway to peace" in Sudan, hosted by the UK's Foreign Secretary David Lammy.Sudan's civil war began exactly two years ago causing what aid agencies...