Russia and Qatar encourage Syrian opposition and government dialogue
Russia and Qatar have agreed on steps to encourage the Syrian opposition to sit down for talks with the Syrian government, the Russian foreign...
Kidnapped Al Jazeera journalists freed in Yemen
Two journalists and a driver working for the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera Arabic TV channel were freed in Yemen on Thursday, the network said, ten...
Egypt courts punish singers for ‘insults’ and ‘debauchery’
Egyptian courts have sentenced two singers to prison time for seemingly tame behavior deemed threatening to society in a country growing increasingly repressive on...
Signals 'likely from EgyptAir black boxes' detected
Signals have been detected that are likely to be from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804 that crashed in the Mediterranean...
Israel warns over Iran’s presence in Syria after air strikes
Israel issued stark warnings on Sunday over Iran's presence in neighbouring Syria after a confrontation threatened to open a new and unpredictable period...
Exclusive: After Paris, Americans want U.S. to do more to attack Islamic State –...
A majority of Americans want the United States to intensify its assault on the Islamic State following the Paris attacks, but most remain opposed...
Israel air raid targets Gaza after rocket attack
The Israeli air force targeted a Hamas military training facility in central Gaza overnight on Sunday in response to a rocket attack, the army...
Yemen’s Huthis threat to impose a tax on aid
In a significant step towards resolving a crisis that has jeopardized the world's biggest humanitarian operation, Yemen's Huthi rebels have dropped a threat to...
Temporary lock-down of Shiite-majority region due to Coronavirus
To prevent the spread of Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it has imposed a temporary lock-down on the eastern Qatif province, an oil-producing...
Nearly 450 killed in Russian strikes on Syria
Russian air strikes in Syria have killed at least 446 people, more than a third of them civilians, since they began end-September, the Syrian...
