Gaza: Hamas militants die in tunnel collapse
Palestinian militant group Hamas says seven of its fighters have died after an attack tunnel they were working on in north-east Gaza collapsed.
The tunnel...
Arab League labels Hezbollah terrorist organisation
The Arab League labelled Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah a terrorist organisation on Friday, Egyptian state media said, as tensions rise between Sunni and Shi'ite powers...
Chad sends 2,000 troops to Niger for counterattack on Boko Haram
Chad has sent 2,000 troops to Niger to prepare a counterattack against Boko Haram after the militant group seized a Nigerien town, two senior...
EgyptAir plane crash remains suggest blast on board
Human remains retrieved from the crashed EgyptAir flight suggest that there was an explosion on board the plane, although no traces of explosives have...
Jubeir: Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had severed ties with Iran over the storming of the Saudi embassy in Tehran, in a worsening diplomatic...
'We are not natural-born enemies of Iran,' Saudi UN envoy says
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other countries and pledged that...
Syria peace talks hinge on envoy's answers
The Syrian opposition is awaiting clarification on key points from the United Nations before deciding whether to attend peace negotiations planned for Friday.
The Syrian...
UN chief urges compromise, realism between Saudis and Iran
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon used a stopover in the Middle East to urge Saudi Arabia and Iran to compromise and interact responsibly,...
Peace envoy suspends Syria talks; UN official blames Russian escalation
Talks being mediated by the United Nations to end the war in Syria are on hold, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday,...
62 killed as flydubai jet crashes in southern Russia
A flydubai passenger jet crashed in southern Russia early Saturday, killing all 62 people on board as it tried to land in bad weather...
