A fire swept through apartment buildings in the historic Old Town of the Saudi port city of Jeddah on Wednesday, civil defence workers said. "We managed to evacuate all the residents, with one person slightly hurt on the hand," civil defence spokesman Abdullah al-Amri told AFP. The blaze wrecked eight buildings, one of which collapsed. Fire fighters were delayed reaching ...

Somali pirates have captured a small Saudi tanker and its crew of 14 in the Gulf of Aden, a Kenyan maritime official said Wednesday. The MT Al Nisr Al Saudi, a 5,136 tonne tanker, was seized on Monday with its Greek captain and 13 Sri Lankan crew members, said Andrew Mwangura, who heads the East African Seafarers Assistance Programme ...

Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has returned to Nigeria after three months in a Saudi hospital, the country's ambassador to Riyadh confirmed Wednesday. "Yes he has returned to Nigeria. His condition has improved tremendously," Nigeria's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Aminchi, told AFP. Earlier an AFP correspondent noted two planes land in succession -- one of them believed ...

Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has returned to Nigeria after three months in a Saudi hospital, the country's ambassador to Riyadh confirmed Wednesday. "Yes he has returned to Nigeria. His condition has improved tremendously," Nigeria's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Aminchi, told AFP. Earlier an AFP correspondent noted two planes land in succession -- one of them believed ...