Heavy rain in Saudi Arabia causes 3 deaths and flight delays
At least three people died and flights were delayed during heavy rain that fell on Saudi Arabia Tuesday, officials said as the desert nation...
Saudi king establishes anti-corruption prosecution units
Saudi Arabia's king has established special anti-corruption units of prosecutors to pursue embezzlement cases in the kingdom after a recent crackdown.
King Salman's decision was...
Russia says armoured vehicle attacked during patrol in Syria – Ifax
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A Russian armoured vehicle was attacked during a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, Russia's Defence Ministry...
Jordan summons Iranian ambassador over Saudi tensions
Jordan summoned Iran's ambassador in Amman on Wednesday to condemn an attack on the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tehran and "Iranian interference" in...
US-led coalition drops 50 tons of ammunition to anti-Isil Syrian rebels
U.S. forces airdropped small arms ammunition and other supplies to Syrian Arab rebels, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes in the long-running...
Turkish warplanes strike Iraq after Ankara bombing blamed on Kurdish militants
Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq on Monday, a day after 37 people were killed in an Ankara car bombing that...
Saudi diplomat accused of rape withdrawn from India
Saudi Arabia has withdrawn the diplomat accused of repeatedly raping and torturing two Nepali maids working at his home near New Delhi, ending an...
Erdogan calls on NATO to help curb militant attacks
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on NATO to do more to fight the threat of global terrorism, saying the 28-nation alliance needed to "update"...
Foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria ‘have doubled’
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a report by an...
U.S. considers supporting new UAE push against al Qaeda in Yemen
The United States is considering a request from the United Arab Emirates for military support to assist a new offensive in Yemen against al...
