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Saudi Foreign Ministry: Iran spread sedition, unrest and chaos in the region

A senior official of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry stated at the beginning of February that since the Iranian revolution in 1979, Iran has established...

Yemeni party names new leader after Saleh killed

The party of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh named a new leader on Sunday after he was killed last month by the Iran-aligned...

Syria regime strikes kill 7 in latest Idlib bloodshed

Maaret al-Numan, Syria, May 30, 2019 (AFP) - Regime air strikes on a jihadist enclave in northwest Syria killed seven civilians on Thursday, a...

Lebanese military gets U.S. and British aid for defending border with Syria

Lebanon's armed forces acquired three U.S. helicopters worth $26 million on Thursday to help in efforts to stop Syria's civil war spilling over its...

Istanbul airport bombers planned hostage-taking, says report

The three suicide attackers who struck Istanbul's main international airport this week are believed to have been planning to take dozens of people hostage,...

Turkey says UN Syria ceasefire won’t affect Afrin offensive

Turkey on Sunday welcomed the unanimous demand by the UN Security Council for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, but insisted that its own operation...

Saudi prince to discuss reform drive in visits to China and Japan

Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will discuss the kingdom's drive to cut its reliance on oil exports in visits to...

EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed unharmed, suspect arrested

An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday but the passengers and crew were...

UN chief urges Israel, Palestinians to avoid ‘devastating conflict’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Saturday on Israelis and Palestinians to avoid "another devastating conflict" after resurgent violence claimed five lives on Friday. "I am...

Egypt’s former anti-graft chief taken to military prosecutor, family says

Egyptian police took a former anti-corruption chief to the military prosecutor's office on Tuesday, his family said, detaining a prominent figure who helped...

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