Warring Yemen sides begin truce, warn against violations
Rival sides in Yemen's year-long conflict began a tentative truce overnight on Sunday saying they were committed to the halt in hostilities despite pockets...
U.S. "excessive force" comment touches nerve in Israel
Israel bristled on Thursday at U.S. suggestions it may have used excessive force to confront Palestinian stabbings, and also published hospital images it said...
FIFA ethics court bans Blatter and Platini for 8 years
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were each banned for eight years by the FIFA ethics committee on Monday in a stunning takedown of world...
Turkey's Erdogan "clear provocation" from pro-Kurdish HDP leader
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday comments at the weekend from the leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) were a "clear...
Iran releases U.S. sailors after brief detention
Iran released 10 U.S. sailors on Wednesday after holding them overnight, bringing a swift end to an incident that had rattled nerves days ahead...
Muslims protect Christians in Islamist attack on Kenyan bus
omali Islamist militants sprayed a Kenyan bus with bullets on Monday, killing two people, but a passenger said he and fellow Muslims defied demands...
Eastern Libya ships first oil cargo in defiance of Tripoli
A government based in eastern Libya has shipped its first cargo of crude in defiance of authorities in the capital Tripoli, a bold move...
Djibouti cuts ties with Iran
Djibouti cut its diplomatic relations with Iran on Wednesday, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya news channel said, quoting an official source.
Saudi Arabia severed its own ties with...
Saudi and Turkey voice support for Syrian opposition
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday voiced support for Syrian opposition figures who have travelled to Geneva...
U.S. Navy leads 30-nation maritime exercise in Middle East
The U.S. Navy is leading a 30-nation maritime exercise across Middle Eastern waters which it says will help protect international trade routes against possible...
