Saudi jets to arrive in Turkey to strike ISIS
Saudi jets are due to arrive at a Turkish base this week take part in the air campaign against Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists in...
Syrian opposition supports idea of 2 week ceasefire
Syria's opposition indicated on Wednesday it was ready for a two-week truce in Syria, saying it was a chance to test the seriousness of...
Qatar joins Gulf allies to urge against Lebanon travel
Qatar on Wednesday followed the example of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in urging their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon...
Yemen government says Hezbollah fighting alongside Houthis
Yemen's Gulf-backed government accused the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim militia Hezbollah on Wednesday of training Houthi forces, fighting alongside them and planning attacks in Saudi...
100 Libyan MPs back unity government and demand new vote
A majority of lawmakers from Libya's internationally recognised parliament said Wednesday that they supported a UN-backed unity government but had faced intimidation before a...
Kuwait urges citizens to avoid Lebanon
Kuwait is the latest Arab country to follow in Saudi Arabia's footsteps by urging its citizens already in Lebanon to leave and issuing a...
Sisi, for first time, says Russian plane was brought down by terrorists
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that the Russian plane that crashed in Sinai last year was downed by terrorists seeking to...
Saudi inflation rises to five-year high on subsidy cut
Saudi inflation soared to a five-year high in January after the kingdom made unprecedented cuts to public subsidies and raised fuel prices, a research...
Putin tells details of Syria ceasefire plan to Saudi King Salman
Russian President Vladimir Putin held on Wednesday a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia's King Salman to present in detail the proposals contained in a...
ISIS briefly holds center of Libyan city, beheads 12
Islamic State (ISIS) affiliates in Libya briefly took over the security headquarters in the western city of Sabratha, killing and beheading 12 security officers...
