Saudi police arrest 9 American 'terror' suspects
Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens among 33 "terror" suspects rounded up over the past week, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported Sunday.
Four Americans...
Saudi King Salman visits Egypt
Despite years of mutual frustration and disappointment over diverging priorities, Saudi Arabia and Egypt remain fundamental to each other's security, a message King Salman's...
Yemen's warring sides agree to release child prisoners
The parties to over a year of civil war in Yemen have agreed to release all child prisoners they are holding, U.N. envoy to...
Syria reports Israeli airstrikes against central airbase
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian air defenses opened fire late Wednesday on missiles launched by Israeli warplanes at a military airbase in the central...
Libya rivals declare unity Cabinet under UN plan
Representatives of Libya's rival factions who are sitting in Tunis and negotiating through a U.N.-brokered process announced on Tuesday that they have formed a...
Palestinians set fire to Jewish shrine in West Bank
Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the West Bank on Friday as the Islamist group Hamas called for a day of rage...
Iraq to deport suspected French jihadist who served sentence
An Iraqi court ordered the release and deportation of a suspected French jihadist sentenced Monday to seven months in prison for entering the...
Libya's North African neighbours brace for any Western strikes
Libya's neighbours are again preparing for possible Western intervention in Libya, tightening border security and sending diplomatic warnings about the risk from hurried action...
The Latest: UN warns of surge in attacks on Syrian civilians
The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local):
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The U.N.'s deputy humanitarian chief says attacks on civilians in Syria and their homes,...
Syria's Assad shows no willingness to compromise
As the Syria peace talks resume next week, President Bashar al-Assad, backed militarily by Iran and Russia, shows no willingness to compromise, much less...
