Kuwait’s PM says Emir’s health is stable and in improvement
CAIRO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Kuwait's prime minister told state TV on Saturday the health of the country's 91-year old emir is stable and...
Iraq's parliament to meet again amid protests and deepening crisis
Iraq's parliament is to convene again on Thursday amid a deepening crisis roiling the house where dozens of legislators have been holding a sit-in...
Yemen central bank stops guarantees for rice and sugar imports
Yemen's central bank has told traders and local banks it will no longer provide lines of credit for the import of sugar and rice...
Yemen government forces enter Hodeida airport: UAE
Yemeni government forces, backed by the United Arab Emirates, entered Hodeida airport on Tuesday, the UAE said, as the fight for control of the...
Russia and Turkey refuse to back down in row over jet downing
Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and pledged its air force would keep flying...
17 women elected to Saudi local councils
Saudi Arabians voted 17 women into public office in municipal elections in the conservative Islamic kingdom on Saturday, the first to allow female participation,...
Assad open to working with some rebels: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad had told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they...
Evacuation talks under way for besieged Syria town, says Red Cross
Humanitarian groups are negotiating with all sides for the evacuation of 400 people, many starving, from the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, the Red...
Yemen’s Houthis indicate willingness to hand over port to U.N. -sources
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have indicated they would be willing to hand over management of Hodeidah port to the United Nations, a potential breakthrough in...
Saudi Arabia sentences 14 to death for terrorism
Saudi Arabia sentenced 14 people to death for terrorism on Wednesday after they were convicted of attacks on police in the Shi'ite Muslim minority...
