Saudi says talks with Iran on Hajj 'positive'
Saudi Arabia said talks on Wednesday with visiting Iranian delegates on arrangements for Hajj pilgrims from the Islamic republic have been "positive".
Earlier this month,...
U.S. conducting 'serious review' of alleged Iran missile test
The United States is reviewing and seeking to confirm reports that Iran launched a ballistic missile last month in violation of U.N. Security Council...
At least 50 injured in downtown Cairo fire
At least 50 people including firefighters suffered minor injuries on Monday when a fire spread quickly through a commercial area in downtown Cairo, Egyptian...
Putin urges ‘renunciation of violence’ after Gaza deaths
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for an end to the violence on the Gaza border during a telephone conversation with Turkish President...
Fourteen soldiers killed in southern Yemen clashes
Fourteen government soldiers were killed on Sunday in a push to retake a southern Yemeni city from the Iran-allied Houthi group, military officials said,...
Saudi ambassador defends human rights record in interview with BBC Newsnight
Saudi Ambassador to the United Nations, Abdallah Y. al-Mouallimi, took part in a BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis to defend Saudi Arabia's human...
Rouhani: Boosting Middle East economy is way to beat extremism
Generating economic growth in the Middle East is crucial to defeating extremism, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, putting forward his country as...
Saudi man gets 10yr sentence for supporting terrorism online
A Saudi who used Twitter to call for the release of prisoners convicted of "terrorism" and security offences has been jailed for 10 years,...
Israel sets three-year minimum jail sentence for stone throwers
Israel's lawmakers have voted to impose a minimum three-year jail sentence on stone throwers, the Knesset website said, weeks after the premier vowed "war"...
France's Hollande, in Moscow, urges grand coalition against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday world powers must create a "grand coalition" to combat Islamic State militants who control...
