France strikes Islamic State in Syria again after Paris attacks
France carried out fresh air strikes on Islamic State bases in northern Syria on Tuesday as police made 128 overnight raids across France in...
Yemen government says peace talks may be postponed beyond mid-January
Yemen's Saudi-backed government said on Saturday that peace talks due to be held on Jan. 14 would most probably be postponed beyond that date.
"The...
Palestinians ask ICC to investigate alleged crimes by Israel
Accusing Israel of systematic crimes, including apartheid in the occupied territories, Palestinians on Tuesday urged the International Criminal Court to open an investigation that...
Erdogan takes to Twitter to hail poll win
He once wanted to "wipe out" Twitter and compared social media to a "murderer's knife", but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan couldn't resist sending a...
Saudi airbase hit by Houthi missile
Yemen's Houthi forces fired a ballistic missile on Thursday in retaliation for attacks by a Saudi-led coalition, a source in the Iranian-allied group said,...
Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shi'ites
When the gunshots rang out, Ali, a 26-year-old Saudi Arabian Shi'ite Muslim, thought they were fireworks. But when he saw people running, he knew...
Saudi public fund to double assets by 2020
Riyadh, Oct 25, 2017 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia, smarting from a three-year oil slump, said Wednesday that it aims to nearly double the assets...
Drone video shows devastation in Raqqa, Syria
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Drone footage from the northern Syrian city of Raqqa shows the extent of devastation caused by weeks of fighting between...
On Trump’s ‘Swiss cheese’ peace, Palestinian leader warns UN
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to reject President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, saying it would splinter Palestinian...
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree Nile dam deal in weeks
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will agree a deal to fill the giant Blue Nile dam in two to three weeks,...
