Saudi Crown Prince expected to visit U.S.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to travel to the United States for a short visit from March 19 to 22, a...
Yemen government vows to stay in Aden despite Daesh bombings
Yemen's government has said it will stay in the country's temporary capital Aden despite a deadly Islamic State group attack on its headquarters which...
Yemeni govt, Saudi-led forces retake strategic Red Sea strait
Loyalist Yemeni troops and Gulf Arab forces have seized the Mandab Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden from Houthi militants,...
Guard chief says Iran won’t increase missile range
Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that the country has no plan to increase the range of its missiles.
The Tuesday report quotes the...
Libya strongman’s jets strike rivals targeting oil terminals
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces on Friday launched air strikes against a rival militia targeting key oil facilities in the east of the country,...
Rival Libyan tribes sign ceasefire deal in Doha
Rival tribes from southern Libya who have battled for control of oil fields signed a peace agreement in Qatar on Monday, a Qatari official...
UN: 3,500 slaves held by ISIS in Iraq
An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are believed to be held as slaves in Iraq by ISIS militants who impose a harsh...
86-day Palestinian hunger strike challenges Israeli detention policy
A three-month hunger strike by a Palestinian journalist accused of militancy on behalf of Hamas has prompted stern questions from the United Nations and...
U.S. sues to seize $1 billion in assets tied to Malaysian state fund
U.S. prosecutors are trying to seize more than $1 billion in assets they said were tied to money stolen from the Malaysian state fund, overseen...
Morocco says won't host Arab League summit
Morocco has decided not host the 2016 Arab League meeting, saying on Friday it wanted to avoid giving a false impression of unity in...
