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Saudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber in Jeddah

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who struck outside the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah as a Pakistani resident of the kingdom who...

Lebanese Sunni cleric warns against strife after Beirut shootout

(REU) BEIRUT, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Sunni Muslim religious leader warned against a slide towards violence on Tuesday after a deadly Beirut shootout...

Turkish rights activist arrested over 2016 coup attempt

Ankara, Nov 1, 2017 (AFP) - A Turkish court on Wednesday placed prominent businessman and civil society activist Osman Kavala under arrest on suspicion...

France says be ready for Libya intervention

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Friday urged the international community to prepare to help Libya's unity government if asked, providing military support if...

KSA talks to unite Syrian opposition

NEW YORK: The Kingdom will host a conference in mid-December to try to unite the Syrian opposition ahead of new peace talks, a key...

Syria ceasefire plan struggles to define a 'terrorist'

A U.N. plan to suspend Syria's nearly five-year-old civil war calls for listing which militant groups may be fought despite an eventual ceasefire, one of...

Latest global developments in the Coronavirus crisis

At least 274,617 people have died of the novel Coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year. There have been more than 3,946,130...

UNESCO approves Arab resolution criticizing Israel

The UN’s cultural body approved a resolution from a group of Arab states on Wednesday criticizing Israel for failing to protect heritage sites and...

Still No Proof? Free Syrian Army Can Verify Daesh Oil Deliveries to Turkey

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has announced it has copies of the contracts signed by Turkey on the purchase of crude oil from Daesh...

Obama visits US mosque, says impression of Muslims 'distorted'

President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to correct what he called a "hugely distorted impression" of Muslim-Americans as he made his first visit to a...

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