Truce takes hold in Aleppo but fighting goes on elsewhere in Syria
A cessation of hostilities agreement brokered by Russia and the United States brought a measure of relief to the battered Syrian city of Aleppo...
Saudi security operation against ISIS fighters in Makkah
Saudi security forces undertook an operation against alleged Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in Makkah on Thursday, state television channel Ekhbariya said.
"The security authorities succeeded...
Al Qaeda militants begin to leave two Yemeni towns
Al Qaeda militants began to pull out of two southern Yemeni town on Thursday, residents said, following weeks of mediation by tribesmen for them...
Saudi Prince Mohammed proposes bold changes for the Kingdom
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman got a standing ovation when he visited a gathering of Saudi youth last month. Last week, after...
Aleppo relatively calm as Syrian truce takes effect
Relative calm prevailed on Thursday in Syria's war-torn Aleppo following a U.S.-Russian deal to extend a cessation of hostilities that had crumbled after nearly...
Riyadh's $22.5 billion Metro project "on track", says governor
A $22.5 billion urban rail and bus system for the congested Saudi Arabian capital is on track, Riyadh's governor said Wednesday, as other projects...
Hamas accuses Fatah of organising military cell in Gaza
The militant Palestinian Hamas movement accused its rival Fatah on Wednesday of organising a military cell to "breach security and stability" in the Gaza...
Egypt court acquits former PM Ahmed Nazif
Egypt's top appeals court acquitted on Wednesday Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister of corruption charges after overturning his sentence for illegal profiteering, his lawyer...
Inspired by prison canteen, first Palestinian food truck rolls in
Inspired by their time working in an Israeli prison canteen, two Palestinians have launched a food truck in the West Bank city of Ramallah,...
Egyptian riot police cordon off journalists' union in Cairo
Egyptian riot police on Wednesday cordoned off the headquarters of the journalists' union and limited access to the building in an escalating standoff following...
