Turkish tanks enter Syria in push against ISIS and Kurdish militia
At least nine more Turkish tanks entered northern Syria on Thursday as part of an operation aimed at driving Islamic State (ISIS) out of...
Chilcot report slams Iraq war decision by Tony Blair
Prime Minister Tony Blair led Britain into an unsuccessful war in Iraq through a mix of flawed intelligence, "wholly inadequate" planning and an exaggerated...
Bahrain court sentences 57 men to 15-year terms for prison violence
A Bahraini court sentenced 57 men to 15-year jail terms on Monday for rioting in a prison outside the capital Manama last March, the...
Saudi policeman killed by Yemeni expatriate
A Yemeni expatriate killed a policeman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by running him over with his car and then stabbing him, the state...
British and U.S. spies hacked Israeli air force networks
The United States and Britain have monitored secret sorties and communications by Israel's air force in a hacking operation dating back to 1998, according...
Kerry and Lavrov try to settle differences over Syrian talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister met on Wednesday in hopes of resolving differences over who is eligible to join...
In Kuwait, IMF's Lagarde touts power of Islamic finance
The head of the International Monetary Fund says Islamic finance offers the possibility of extending banking services to many who are underserved in the...
Jaish al-Islam rebel group denies Russia hit oil stash
Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam denied on Tuesday a Russian defence ministry report that its jets had destroyed a stash of oil products belonging...
Egyptian riot police cordon off journalists' union in Cairo
Egyptian riot police on Wednesday cordoned off the headquarters of the journalists' union and limited access to the building in an escalating standoff following...
Three potential COVID-19 vaccines
China’s CanSino Biologics is beginning the second phase of testing its vaccine candidate, China's Ministry of Science and Technology said Tuesday.
In the U.S., a...
