Gunmen attack luxury hotel in Mali capital, 170 taken hostage
Gunmen shouting Islamic slogans attacked a luxury hotel full of foreigners in Mali's capital Bamako early on Friday morning, taking 170 people hostage, a...
Turkey detains 20 IS suspects ahead of G-20 summit
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained some 20 people suspected of links to the Islamic State group ahead of a G-20 summit...
UN Palestinian agency to axe 250 jobs after US funding cuts
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced Wednesday it was cutting more than 250 jobs in the Palestinian territories after the United States...
Saudi warns of reprisals after new Yemen missile
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen threatened severe reprisals late Monday against rebels in the neighbouring country, after they fired a fourth ballistic missile...
2 Terrorists caught in Riyadh; 2 still on the run
JEDDAH: Security agencies have arrested two terror suspects and are on the hunt for two others, according to the Interior Ministry on Wednesday.
The two...
Yemeni party names new leader after Saleh killed
The party of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh named a new leader on Sunday after he was killed last month by the Iran-aligned...
Yemen peace talks struggle amid intensifying clashes
U.N.-sponsored Yemeni peace talks were struggling amid disputes over releasing prisoners, sources close to the talks said on Thursday, as local officials reported intensifying...
Syria peace deal elusive as ever in wake of Islamic State attacks
Hundreds of innocent people have been killed in spectacular attacks claimed by Islamic State militants from Syria, but diplomats say major powers are no...
Pakistanis hunt militants behind blast that killed at least 70
Pakistani authorities on Monday hunted members of a Taliban faction which once declared loyalty to Islamic State (ISIS) after the group claimed responsibility for...
Saudi Aramco keeps up investment despite crude fall
Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil exporter, is maintaining investments despite cutting costs in other ways to cope with plummeting crude prices, the company's...
