Saudi-backed shipping line UASC resumes Iran business
United Arab Shipping Company is resuming business with Iran following the lifting of Western sanctions, despite the deep-seated political rivalry between the Islamic Republic...
Germany, Israel agree continued Iran arms embargo important
BERLIN (AP) — Foreign Minister Heiko Maas agreed with his Israeli counterpart Thursday that an effort must be made to extend a weapon embargo...
Houthis and Saleh agree on «peaceful solution» terms
The party of Yemen's former president, a main player in the messy, months-old civil war, said in an emailed statement that it accepts a...
As visitors stay home, Iraqi Kurdistan tourism collapses
Al-Amadiyah (AFP) In a normal year, Ahmed Hazem's mountainside restaurant would be teeming with tourists. But a nationwide curfew aimed at combatting the novel...
Ten killed in air strike on Sanaa as fighting starts in central Yemen
Ten people were killed in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a suburb in the capital Sanaa on Monday, medical sources and residents said.
The strike...
Jeremy Corbyn warns rebels: I'm not going anywhere over Syria
Labour leader makes clear only he will decide whether to whip his MPs to vote against extending airstrikes against Isis
Jeremy Corbyn has warned plotters...
Gulf Arab states declare Hezbollah a terrorist organisation
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council has designated Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, it said on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on the Iran-allied group that wields...
Obama signs bill making Guantanamo closure tougher
Away from public view, US President Barack Obama signed a defense bill Wednesday barbed with measures designed to undo his bid to close the...
Saudi arrest over firebomb attempt in Qatif
Saudi Arabia said Monday it had arrested a suspect for attempting to firebomb a government building in the Sunni-ruled kingdom's east during unrest over...
Russian defense minister: Russia rearms Kyrgyzstan to counter ISIS
Russia is actively rearming the armed forces of Kyrgyzstan to help it counter the threat posed by Islamic State to Central Asia, Russian Defence...
