Saudi-led operations besiege Shiite rebels: Bab al-Mandab Strait
Emirati soldiers, taking part in the Saudi-led operations against Shiite Huthi rebels, stand during rehabilitation and demining operations at the Al-Anad airbase in the...
Turkey renews threat against Cyprus offshore gas exploration
Turkey's prime minister has renewed a threat against efforts to search for offshore gas around Cyprus.
Turkey opposes what it says are "unilateral" efforts to...
Iraqi government 'fully recaptured' Ramadi from ISIS
Iraqi security forces and the U.S.-led coalition say the government has regained full control of Ramadi after pushing Islamic State (ISIS) group fighters out...
Syrian opposition agrees to attend Geneva peace talks
Syria's opposition on Monday agreed to attend a new round of UN-sponsored peace talks set for this week in Geneva after a landmark ceasefire...
Drone video shows devastation in Raqqa, Syria
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Drone footage from the northern Syrian city of Raqqa shows the extent of devastation caused by weeks of fighting between...
Iraqi troops storm into center of ISIS-held Ramadi
Iraq's armed forces stormed the center of Ramadi on Tuesday, a spokesman for the counter-terrorism units said, in a drive to dislodge Islamic State...
Qatar and Chad restore diplomatic relations
Qatar and Chad are to restore diplomatic relations, severed in August soon after the start of a Saudi-led boycott of the emirate, Doha's foreign...
Car bomb kills three at hotel housing election judges in Egypt's Sinai
A car bomb exploded outside a hotel housing election judges in Egypt's North Sinai on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring 14,...
Al Qaeda says Ivory Coast attack was revenge against France
Al Qaeda's North African branch said its attack on a beach resort in Ivory Coast on Sunday that killed 18 people was revenge for...
Coronavirus marches on in Italy, Iran, US, and UK
Soaring new death tolls are reported in Italy, Iran and the United States as the Coronavirus pandemic marched relentlessly across the globe Sunday, prompting...
