Beirut swaps Baghdadi’s former wife with soldiers
A former wife of Daesh's leader was released Tuesday after more than year in custody in Lebanon as part of a prisoner swap involving...
Nepal quake rebuilding to take years, new chief says
Tens of thousands of Nepalis left homeless after April's massive earthquake will have to spend years living in temporary shelters, the country's reconstruction chief...
Top Greek court grants refugee status to two Turkish officers
Two Turkish officers who fled to Greece following the failed 2016 army coup were granted political refugee status Wednesday after an appeal lodged by...
Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted
Saudi air defences on Sunday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, state media reported, as a Riyadh-led military coalition...
Iranian Commander Killed Fighting in Syria
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general has been killed near Aleppo, where he was advising the Syrian army on their battle against ISIS fighters, the...
Emir to open dialysis center in Makkah
Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will today inaugurate a dialysis center in the holy city.
The center is part of the projects of the...
Turkey, U.S. agree roadmap to avert crisis in Syria’s Manbij, few details
Turkey and the United States on Monday endorsed a roadmap for the northern Syrian city of Manbij and underlined their mutual commitment to its...
Military solution ‘impossible’ in parts of Mideast: U.S CIA Chief
A military solution is “impossible” in parts of the Middle East, U.S. CIA chief John Brennan said, arguing that it was hard to picture...
US warplanes destroy 283 fuel trucks in Syria
US warplanes have destroyed 283 fuel tankers that were being used to transport oil to help fund the Islamic State group in eastern Syria,...
Turkey opposition journalists demand acquittal in terror trial
Defence lawyers for journalists from one of Turkey's biggest opposition newspapers on Wednesday called for their acquittal of terror-related charges in a case...
