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3 Al-Qaeda suspects dead in battle with Yemen loyalists

Three suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in a clash Wednesday with forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi in southern Yemen, local government sources...

Rockets fired by Houthis kill 14 civilians in Yemen – medical sources

Fourteen civilians were killed in one of Yemen's largest cities on Wednesday when shells fired by Houthi fighters and their allies, forces loyal to...

Prince Mohammed due to meet on Yemen with U.N. chief

Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince is due to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday, the kingdom's ambassador said, after the United Nations...

Iran top leader Khamenei approves nuclear deal

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers and ordered it to be implemented subject to certain...

Saudi Arabia to raise domestic petrol prices by 'up to 40%'

Saudi Arabia will raise domestic petrol prices by up to 40 per cent, AFP has reported, citing the kingdom's state press agency, SPA. Initial reports...

Lavrov says ‘blasphemous’ to call those killed on Gaza border terrorists

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said it was "blasphemous" to call dozens of "peaceful" protesters killed on the Gaza border by Israeli...

Egyptian FM says relationship with Saudi Arabia is at its best

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed that Egyptian-Saudi relations are "at its best", strongly denying the lack of differences between the two countries as reported by some...

Hariri urges Saudi King Salman not to abandon Lebanon

Lebanese Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri on Monday urged Saudi Arabia not to abandon Lebanon after it halted aid to the army, reflecting concerns that...

US Embassy: Several Americans missing in Iraq

The U.S. Embassy confirmed Sunday that “several” Americans have gone missing in Iraq, after local media reported that three Americans had been kidnapped in...

Syrian army launches assault against rebels in Golan Heights

The Syrian army and allied militias launched an offensive in the Golan Heights on Thursday, in what rebels said was part of a major...

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