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Saudi police arrest 9 American 'terror' suspects

Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens among 33 "terror" suspects rounded up over the past week, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported Sunday. Four Americans...

Turkish police arrest 50 in Ankara bombing probe

Turkish police arrested around 50 foreign nationals in Istanbul early Sunday in a sweep targeting jihadists of the Islamic State group suspected of involvement...

Senior Saudi prince condemns Trump’s “opportunistic” Jerusalem move

Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in one of the sharpest...

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,...

U.S. split deepens over Putin's intentions in Syria civil war

Russia's latest military moves in Syria have sharpened divisions within the U.S. administration over whether Russian President Vladimir Putin genuinely backs a U.N.-led initiative to...

Egypt defends transfer of Red Sea islands to Saudis

Egypt's government on Sunday defended its decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia at an appeals court hearing after the...

Saudi Arabia denies pirating World Cup broadcast from Qatar

Saudi Arabia has denied accusations of pirating the broadcast of World Cup games for which Qatar-based beIN Sports network holds the regional rights. Saud al-Qahtani,...

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...

Russia decreases Syria airstrikes as Assad forces attack on ground

Russia said Thursday that its jets hit 32 "terrorist" targets in Syria over the past 24 hours, claiming it had eased up its air...

First aid convoy enters Syria’s Afrin since Turkey-led assault

An aid convoy entered Afrin in northwestern Syria on Thursday for the first time since Turkish-led fighters launched an assault on the Kurdish enclave...

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