Al-Qaeda militants capture southern Yemeni town
Dozens of al Qaeda militants reclaimed the town of Azzan in Yemen's Shabwa province on Monday, residents said, exploiting a security vacuum in the...
ISIS Claims responsibility for Saudi shootings in Saihat
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A previously unheard of Islamic State group branch with links to Bahrain has purportedly claimed responsibility for a deadly...
Attack on Iraqi military base kills at least 15
Attacks by five suicide bombers on an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad on Sunday killed at least 15 members of the security forces...
Syria rebels warns U.N. "pressure" will prolong war
Syrian rebels said President Bashar al-Assad's opponents are under international pressure to make concessions that would prolong the conflict, underscoring their doubts about a...
Yemen's Houthis free detained minister to aid talks
Yemen's Houthi movement released a detained minister and four activists on Thursday, United Nations envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said, in a move aimed...
Rouhani will not apologise for Saudi embassy attack
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday he hoped his country could reconcile with fellow Middle Eastern powerhouse Saudi Arabia, but refused to apologise for...
Focus on jobs at heart of Saudi reforms
Saudi Arabia plans to spend billions of riyals on technical training and other initiatives to boost the number of its citizens in private sector...
Putin blasts US for 'unconstructive position' on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blasted Washington for being "unconstructive" on Syria after the Kremlin said the United States had declined to host...
Saudi, Russia, US, and Turkey to hold Syria talks Thursday
The top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, and Turkey will hold a second round of Syria talks in less than a...
Gulf rulers support 'political solution' for Syria
Gulf monarchs on Thursday endorsed a "political solution" for war-ravaged Syria, under an international framework agreed to last month.
At the end of a two-day...
