157 new virus deaths in Iran
Iran imposed strict new containment measures Thursday, after weeks of public appeals largely failed to prevent hundreds of thousands of Iranians taking to the...
Ivory Coast resort was 'symbolic' jihadist target
When gunmen from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb killed 18 people at a beach resort frequented by foreigners in Ivory Coast, the jihadist group...
Saudi King Salman hosts President Erdogan for Syria talks
Hours before he arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Syria's president of "mercilessly" killing hundreds of thousands of...
Russian crackdown on Muslims fuels exodus to ISIS
Security forces in Russia's southernmost republic of Dagestan keep devout Muslims under surveillance, routinely raid their homes and haul them to police stations to...
Saudi court upholds death sentence for Shi'ite cleric
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against the death sentence passed this year on Shi'ite Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr who had...
Emir to open dialysis center in Makkah
Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will today inaugurate a dialysis center in the holy city.
The center is part of the projects of the...
Syria’s Assad designates Arnous to form a new government, presidency says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad designated Hussein Arnous to form a new government, the Syrian presidency said on Tuesday, following a parliamentary...
NATO: Turkey, Greece start talks to reduce risk of conflict
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Despite a denial from Greece, the chief of NATO said Friday that Greece and Turkey have started technical discussions aimed...
Iran grounds airline’s ATR planes after crash
Iran's civil aviation organisation has grounded ATR planes belonging to Aseman Airlines after one of them crashed this week with 66 people on board,...
Egypt's Tourism Minister hopes Egypt is still a key player in Arab tourism
Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou stressed the importance of Arab tourism in general with a focus on Egypt, encouraging Arabs to "return to Egyptian...
