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 opposition clerics make sectarian call to jihad in Syria
Dozens of Islamist Saudi Arabian clerics have called on Arab and Muslim countries to "give all moral, material, political and military" support to what...
Turkey warns Russia over space violation: NATO concerned
Turkey's prime minister says Russia has described its warplane's violation of Turkey's airspace as a "mistake" while calling the country's entry into the conflict...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives Yemeni President
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at the Royal Court at Al-Salam Palace here today President...
US says Russia has ‘losing strategy’ in Syria
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Russia is pursuing a “losing strategy” in Syria and that it must live up to its...
Halt attacks on Syrian rebels, Russia told
The governments of Saudi Arabia, the US, the UK, France, Germany, Qatar and Turkey have demanded Russia to halt its attacks on the Syrian...
Saudi Arabia signals easing of tension with Islamist cleric
The spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood attended a ceremony organised by Saudi Arabia in Qatar on Friday, signalling an easing of Riyadh's hostility...
Cameron urges Saudi Arabia not to execute Shi'ite protestor
Prime Minister David Cameron urged Middle East ally Saudi Arabia on Sunday not to go ahead with the execution of a Shi'ite Muslim sentenced...
Islamic State militants blow up ancient Arch of Triumph in Palmyra
Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief said...
Yemen cuts diplomatic relations with Iran
ADEN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Yemeni government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Iran, state-owned Aden television...
