Libyan official: '70 percent' of last ISIS bastion liberated
U.S.-backed forces in Libya have liberated "70 percent" of the city of Sirte, the Islamic State group's (ISIS) last bastion in the North African...
Saudi king at G20: World must get rid of terrorist evil
Saudi Arabia's King Salman’s address at the G20 summit discussed the urgency to “rid the world of its evil” in the fight against terrorism,...
Jordan summons Iranian ambassador over Saudi tensions
Jordan summoned Iran's ambassador in Amman on Wednesday to condemn an attack on the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tehran and "Iranian interference" in...
Saudi security forces kill 2, arrest 3 in anti-terror raids
Authorities in Saudi Arabia say security forces conducting a series of anti-terror raids have killed two suspects and arrested three.
The official Saudi Press Agency...
U.S. probing whether anyone helped gunman in Orlando rampage
U.S. law enforcement officials investigated on Monday whether anyone helped the gunman who massacred 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, but said...
Iran says up to UN to decide who represents Syria opposition
Iran said on Wednesday it was up to a United Nations envoy to decide who should represent Syrian opposition forces in international peace talks...
Arab League to hold emergency talks on Saudi-Iran row
The Arab League will hold emergency talks at the request of Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss attacks in Iran on the kingdom's embassy...
Governor of Aden killed in Islamic State attack
Islamic State militants say they carried out a bombing that killed the governor of Yemen's port city of Aden.
Jaafar Mohammed Saad and several aides...
Kuwait sending troops to Saudi Arabia to fight Yemen rebels
Kuwait has decided to send troops to its neighbour Saudi Arabia to resist cross-border attacks by the Yemeni Houthi movement, the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas...
Oman and Assad discuss solutions to Syria conflict
Oman's foreign minister and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met in Damascus on Monday and discussed ideas that have been put forward to address the...
