Saudi prince Alwaleed invests in ridesharing service Lyft
A firm owned by a Saudi prince said Thursday it had led a group that invested around $248 million (226 million euros) in US...
Netanyahu says UN chief Ban Ki-moon 'encouraging terror'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of "encouraging terror".
Referring to the Palestinians, Mr Ban said it was human...
Signs of life detected under rubble a month after Beirut blast, says rescuer
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rescue workers in Lebanon detected signs of life on Thursday in the rubble of a building in a residential area of...
Yemen truce fragile as rebels threaten Saudi Arabia
A collapsing ceasefire between Yemen's warring parties was to be extended Monday night, as fighting persisted in the north and the rebels vowed more...
Iran frees U.S. sailors swiftly as diplomacy smoothes waters
Iran freed ten U.S. sailors on Wednesday a day after detaining them aboard two U.S.
Navy patrol boats in the Gulf, bringing a swift end to...
Radical Kurdish group close to PKK claims deadly Ankara attack
A radical Kurdish group with ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Thursday claimed the deadly suicide car bomb attack that killed...
Two women die of MERS in Riyadh, Saudi
Two elderly Saudi women died from Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus virus (MERS-CoV) Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Health Ministry reported that the victims were...
Syria's army, allies plan offensive against insurgents in Aleppo
Syria's army along with Iranian and Hezbollah allies will soon launch a ground attack supported by Russian air strikes against insurgents in the Aleppo...
ISIS claims deadly Tunisia bus bombing
The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed the bombing of a presidential guard bus in the Tunisian capital that killed at least 12 people.
A...
France plans military meeting on ISIS, says group retreating
Members of the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS will meet in Paris next week to reinforce efforts against the group, France's defence minister said on Thursday,...
