Islamic State gunman kills five at Shi'ite center in Saudi Arabia
A gunman shot and killed five people in an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim meeting hall in Saudi Arabia on Friday before being shot...
Britain's Blair says 2003 Iraq invasion played role in Islamic State rise
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State militant group,...
Mosque suicide bomber threatened Shi'ites and Saudi soldiers
The Islamic State suicide bomber who carried out an attack on a Shi'ite mosque in the Saudi city of Najran on Monday threatened Shi'ites...
Syria’s Idlib IS-free after ‘surrender’: spokesman, monitor
The Islamic State group has been ousted from northwestern Syria's Idlib province after a final group of the jihadists surrendered to hardline rebels on...
Floods in northern Afghanistan leave at least 100 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Heavy flooding has killed at least 100 people and injured scores of others as heavy seasonal rains drenched northern and...
No breakthrough in Syria possible without Iran
Russia’s military intervention in support of the Syrian government has kick-started a new round of diplomacy toward a political transition in Syria.
US Secretary of...
Egyptian FM says relationship with Saudi Arabia is at its best
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed that Egyptian-Saudi relations are "at its best", strongly denying the lack of differences between the two countries as reported by some...
Syria army cuts off main town in Ghouta rebel enclave
Syrian regime forces on Saturday cut off the largest town in Eastern Ghouta from the rest of the opposition enclave in a blow to...
Saudi-led coalition recaptures Bab al-Mandab
Government forces in Yemen now control the key Bab al-Mandab Strait through which much of the world’s maritime traffic passes after retaking it from...
Saudi officials announce cease-fire amid pandemic
Saudi Arabia's official state news agency announced Wednesday a cease-fire starting Thursday, a step that could pave the way for the first direct peace...
