Saudi arrest over firebomb attempt in Qatif
Saudi Arabia said Monday it had arrested a suspect for attempting to firebomb a government building in the Sunni-ruled kingdom's east during unrest over...
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif visits Saudi Arabia
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Monday embarked a visit to Saudi Arabia and Iran to ease tensions...
Search for Americans seized in Baghdad
A major search is under way in the south of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, after the kidnapping of several Americans.
Unconfirmed reports say three Americans were...
ISIS kidnaps at least 400 civilians in Syrian city of Deir al-Zor
ISIS militants kidnapped at least 400 civilians when they attacked government-held areas in the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor on Saturday, a monitoring...
Many dead and wounded in strike on Yemen police HQ
Jets have struck a police headquarters in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, leaving many dead and wounded, rescuers said Monday.
"At least 30 people have...
Iran condemns new US sanctions over missile test
Iran has denounced new sanctions imposed by the US over its ballistic missile programme.
The sanctions had "no legal or moral legitimacy", a foreign ministry...
ISIS double standards sow growing disillusion
Mohammed Saad, a Syrian activist, was imprisoned by the Islamic State group, hung by his arms and beaten regularly. Then one day, his jailors...
Saudi King receives Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto in Riyadh on Sunday where both counties signed cooperation pacts.
Saudi Arabia...
China says aims for balance in Middle East feud
China intends to retain a balanced stance in the Middle East, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday, as President Xi Jinping prepared to...
Richest 62 people own same as half world's population – Oxfam
The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the world's population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich have grown richer and...
