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A year into intervention, Saudi sees few gains in Yemen

A year after it launched air strikes in Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition has failed to deal a decisive blow to Iran-backed rebels and...

Turkish troops repel ISIS attack on Iraq camp

Turkish troops have repelled an attack by ISIS jihadists on a camp used to train Iraqi fighters outside the city of Mosul in Iraq,...

Domestic focus may limit clout of $2 trillion Saudi fund

Saudi Arabia aims to create the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, a $2 trillion behemoth that can throw its weight around global markets, but...

Palestinians withdraw envoy to US over Israel embassy move

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas withdrew his top representative to the United States Tuesday, the foreign ministry announced, a day after the US moved its...

French judge steps up Le Pen investigation over Islamic State tweets

A judge placed France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen under formal investigation on Thursday on suspicion of disseminating violent images over tweets she posted...

Saudi prince says Qatar won’t be barred from Arab summit

Qatar will not be barred from an Arab summit in Riyadh later this month, but the standoff between Doha and a Saudi-led, four-nation alliance...

Syria airstrikes may have killed French jihadists: French official

French air strikes in Syria may have killed French jihadists, a source close to Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Monday, although the defence ministry...

Prince Saud’s services recalled

The Arab International Relations Council in Kuwait recently honored the late Prince Saud Al-Faisal for his contribution to regional and global diplomacy. Those in attendance...

France confirms suspected mastermind of Paris attacks killed in raid

The suspected mastermind of last week's Paris attacks was killed in the police raid of an apartment north of the capital, French officials said...

Saudi-led coalition help Yemeni forces re-capture Houthi strongholds

Pro-government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition on Monday captured “balaq” mountain and “Marbat Al-Dam" two of the Houthi rebel’s remaining strongholds in Yemen’s...

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