Syria rebels seize key regime town on Hama-Aleppo road
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Syrian rebels, including jihadists, seized the last government-held town on the main highway between second city Aleppo and the city of Hama to the...
Saudi and Yemeni ambassadors optimistic for Yemen peace talks
The Saudi and Yemeni ambassadors said Wednesday they are optimistic that peace talks between the Yemeni government and Shiite Houthi rebels will take place...
Britain says Islamic State 'likely' brought down Russian plane
Britain said on Thursday there was a significant possibility that Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate was behind a suspected bomb attack on a Russian airliner...
Russia's Syria force grows to 4,000, U.S. officials say
Moscow's military force in Syria has grown to about 4,000 personnel, but this and more than a month of Russian air strikes have not...
Saudi Arabia: fossil fuels are still needed
Leading crude exporter Saudi Arabia supports efforts to limit global warming but believes fossil fuels should remain part of the world energy mix, Oil...
Kuwait oil row as minister tries to shuffle top executives
The chief of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp has refused to carry out the oil minister's decision to swap the CEOs of two subsidiaries, risking...
Saudi ISIS fighter 'Al-Atawi' killed in Syria
Saudi national, Adnan al-Atawai, has been killed by a sniper bullet in a town near Damascus.
Al-Atawi allegedly attempted to smuggle his wife from Saudi...
ISIS claims deadly Sinai bombing as experts probe Russian crash
A bombing claimed by the Islamic State group Wednesday killed at least four policemen in Egypt's Sinai, as investigators pursued their probe of a...
President Sisi says Muslim Brotherhood can play role in Egypt
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suggested the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood could again play a role in public life if Egyptians would welcome that, ahead...
Maldives declares state of emergency, Saudi aids investigation
The Maldives declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, as President Abdulla Yameen sought to shore up his power over the Indian Ocean island...
