Egypt’s Sisi pardons 3,477 prisoners ahead of Eid holiday
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 3477 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, many of them imprisoned for debt, the interior ministry said...
Could UAE solar push lead a trend for the Gulf?
As the Gulf states take steps to expand their use of clean energy, a bold plan by the United Arab Emirates to boost its...
The trial of a Syrian plotting an attack on U.S. embassy in Lebanon
A Syrian man held on suspicion of plotting an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon was referred to trial on Thursday along with...
German denies US made takeover offer of a vaccine company
Germany's interior minister, Horst Seehofer, was asked at a news conference Sunday whether he could confirm that the U.S. had tried to take over...
Talks on ending Syria conflict to include Iran
Iran will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna on Friday to discuss ending the conflict in Syria, a dialogue aimed at finding...
Lockheed Martin awarded $263M for Saudi F-15's
Lockheed Martin says it has been awarded a $262.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to service Saudi Arabia's F-15 sniper targeting system...
Civilian death toll in Syria’s Ghouta rises to 800
More than two weeks of ferocious bombardment of Syria's rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta have left 800 civilians dead, a monitoring group said Tuesday...
Pro-regime fighters and Houthis swap 194 prisoners in Taiz
Houthi and pro-government forces exchanged nearly 200 prisoners in Taiz in central Yemen on Saturday, the largest such swap to take place in the...
On Saudi-Iran rift, Gulf Arab states tread with caution
Gulf Arab states rallied dutifully behind Saudi Arabia when it cut relations with Iran last week, recalling their ambassadors and cancelling flights to Tehran...
Coalition forces: Yemen truce could collapse
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthis in Yemen has accused the Iranian-allied militia group of repeatedly violating a ceasefire and warned the truce could collapse,...
