Shimon Peres, the Israeli politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize during his unprecedented seven-decade career, has died aged 93.

A prominent Saudi Arabian businessman has launched a legal challenge against the European Union after his assets in Britain were frozen as part of US President George W Bush’s so-called “war on terrorism”.

A Saudi Arabian alleged to have links with the al-Qaida network is challenge a British government order freezing his UK assets.

President Bush today widened his financial assault on terrorism, naming an additional 39 individuals and organizations to have their assets frozen.