Saudi links Yemeni expatriate who killed policeman to ISIS
A Yemeni expatriate who killed a policeman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by running him over with his car and then stabbing him had...
U.N. experts: Up to 3,000 ISIS fighters in Libya
ISIS has between 2,000 and 3,000 fighters in Libya and has demonstrated its intention to control more territory in the strategically located North African...
OIC rejects Trump’s Mid-East plan
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday rejected US President Donald Trump's plan for the Middle East.
It called on its 57 member states...
Top Saudi clerical body renews fatwa against Pokemon
Saudi Arabia's top clerical body has renewed a 15-year-old edict that the Pokemon game franchise is un-Islamic, Saudi media said on Wednesday, although the...
Lebanese military gets U.S. and British aid for defending border with Syria
Lebanon's armed forces acquired three U.S. helicopters worth $26 million on Thursday to help in efforts to stop Syria's civil war spilling over its...
Gaza: Hamas militants die in tunnel collapse
Palestinian militant group Hamas says seven of its fighters have died after an attack tunnel they were working on in north-east Gaza collapsed.
The tunnel...
Iraq needs Kurds in battle against ISIS, says Zebari
The Iraqi army will need Kurdish fighters' help to retake Mosul, the largest city under the control of Islamic State, Iraqi FinanceMinister Hoshiyar Zebari...
Rival Palestinian factions hold rare joint meeting over Israel-UAE deal
RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a rare meeting with rival factions on Thursday as they sought to present a united front...
Saudi job creation dries up as oil price slumps
Saudi Arabia's plans for economic reform foresee winding down 'jobs for life' in an inefficient state bureaucracy and replacing them with new careers in...
Mecca Summit: Tehran’s actions threaten international maritime trade and global oil supplies in a...
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, May 31 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman told an emergency Gulf Arab meeting on Thursday that Iran's development of nuclear...
