Syrian government forces battle rebels near Aleppo, city areas shelled
Syrian government forces and their allies clashed with insurgents near Aleppo on Monday and warplanes launched more raids around a strategic town rebels seized...
Egypt raises military pensions amid austerity measures
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has raised pensions for military personnel and salaries for civil servants by 15 percent amid a wave of price hikes...
Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal
A senior official from Syria's main opposition group said on Monday that the first major attempt to halt the fighting after nearly five years...
Bahrain says catches Iran-linked cell plotting attacks
Bahrain said on Wednesday it had caught an Iranian-linked cell plotting attacks on its territory, days after it followed its close ally Saudi Arabia...
OPEC watching Iran and Russia, unlikely to cut output in June
OPEC is very unlikely to cut output at its next meeting in June, even if prices remain extremely low, according to OPEC sources and...
Saudi diplomat investigated for rape in New Delhi
Indian police are investigating accusations that a Saudi Arabian embassy official repeatedly raped two Nepali maids at his home close to the capital, New...
Syria army bombs splintered Ghouta enclave as bodies pile up
New air strikes and barrel bombs pounded Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Sunday as government forces pressed a three-week advance that splintered the rebel enclave...
King wishes speedy recovery for the Mekka late tragedy injured
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman vowed to find out what caused a crane collapse that killed 111 people at the Grand...
Oil prices dip as supply fears Saudi-Venezuela talks
Crude prices edged down in Asia on Monday as worries about the ongoing supply stirred news that the oil ministers of Saudi Arabia and...
Obama says Syria deployment doesn't break no 'boots on ground' pledge
President Barack Obama said on Monday the planned deployment of dozens of U.S. special forces to Syria to advise opposition forces fighting Islamic State...
