World Archive

South East Asian ride-hailing firm Grab has raised $2.5bn (£1.9bn) in fresh funds, in what it says is the region’s biggest ever round of investment. Didi Chuxing, which effectively ended Uber’s ambitions in China, is one of the key backers. Along with

Three Kenyan men – who stripped, robbed and attacked a woman in a bus, in an incident that was recorded and widely shared on social media three years ago – have been sentenced to death by a magistrate in the capital,

Two more Republican senators have said they oppose their party’s replacement for President Obama’s health system, making it impossible for the bill to pass in its current form. Mike Lee and Jerry Moran say the new legislation does not go far

Al-Aqsa Mosque officials have rejected new security measures put in place by Israel as it reopened the holy site following a deadly gun battle that prompted a two-day closure. Muslim religious authorities, who administer the compound, are refusing to pray there

Qatar accused the United Arab Emirates on Monday of violating international law after reports suggested Abu Dhabi orchestrated the hacking of the Qatari official news agency and social media sites. “The information published in the Washington Post … revealed the involvement

Egypt’s foreign ministry has announced the end of visa-free travel for Qataris – the latest measure taken against Doha in the Gulf crisis. Qatari nationals will now have to apply for a visa in order to enter Egypt, the ministry said

A Saudi engineer has invented an air-conditioned umbrella “Makkah Umbrella” which works by using the solar energy or even batteries to assist pilgrims avoid dehydration and heat exhaustion during Haj season as temperatures soar over 40°C in the holy sites. Mohammed

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted of graft and money-laundering for his part in the country’s sweeping corruption scandal, potentially removing him from the political scene just as his prospects of returning to the presidency were gaining