Militant Kurds claim Ankara bomb, German missions shut in Turkey
Kurdish militants on Thursday claimed a suicide bombing in Ankara that killed 37 people this week and warned of further attacks, while Germany shut...
Egypt’s Sisi orders Gaza border opened for Ramadan -Twitter account
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered on Thursday that the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip be opened for the whole of the...
Saudi says oil price slump should not stop investment
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi called for sustained investment in new output capacity Thursday despite the slump in world prices.
Naimi said global production lost...
Father: Jailed Palestinian teen protester in good spirits
The father of Palestinian teenage protest leader Ahed Tamimi on Tuesday said he has visited his daughter and wife in an Israeli prison for...
Lebanon PM urges Saudi to reconsider aid package suspension
Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam on Friday urged Saudi Arabia to "reconsider" the suspension of a $3 billion aid package to its army to...
At least 3 dead in suicide attack at Saudi mosque
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in Najran in southern Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding...
Rouhani hails 'new chapter' in Iranian-French ties
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has hailed "a new chapter" in French-Iranian relations during his visit to Paris to discuss trade ties.
Mr Rouhani hopes to...
Israel says medic killed in Gaza was ‘human shield’
Israel on Thursday said that a Palestinian medical volunteer shot dead during violence along the Gaza border had agreed to serve as a "human...
China appoints special envoy to Syria
China said Tuesday it has appointed its first special envoy to Syria, as part of efforts to increase its diplomatic footprint in the Middle...
US welcomes Saudi comment on Yemen combat nearing 'end'
A Saudi announcement that major combat is nearing an end in Yemen was welcomed by Washington Thursday, as the death toll from alliance air...
