Israeli air raid targets Hamas camp after shooting incidents
An Israeli air raid early on Monday struck a Hamas training camp in the northern Gaza Strip in response to shots fired at Israeli...
Strategic Syria town told US-led coalition will stay
The strategic town of Manbij in northern Syria won't be abandoned by the US-led coalition, a local military official said Wednesday after the leading...
Saudi Prince Turki says offer of troops reflects unease over Syria
A prominent Saudi prince said Sunday that the kingdom's offer to send troops to Syria to fight extremist groups reflects growing unease over the...
Iraq parliament orders full election recount
Iraq's parliament Wednesday ordered a manual recount of the May 12 legislative elections and sacked the commission which oversaw the polls that resulted in...
Putin says will not agree to outside force to rule Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would never agree to any outside force deciding on who should rule Syria and added that...
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,...
Total fined 750,000 euros over Iraq 'oil for food' graft
French energy giant Total was ordered on appeal Friday to pay 750,000 euros for siphoning cash from the UN "oil-for-food" programme that aided sanctions-hit...
Houthi militia chief’s brother killed in Yemen
An airstrike has killed Ibrahim Badr Al-Houthi - the brother of Abdulmalik al-Houthi, near a Yemeni border area, Al Arabiya News channel reported on...
Saudi foreign minister says Russian actions in Syria "very dangerous"
Russia's actions in Syria are fuelling the country's war, which can only be ended with an unconditional exit of President Bashar al-Assad, Saudi Foreign...
Islamic State claims Aden suicide car bombing that kills 7
Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing on Thursday that killed seven people outside Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Rabbu Hadi's residence...
