Suicide bombing and gunbattle kills 12 in western Yemen
A suspected al Qaeda suicide bombing, accompanied by an attack with guns and grenades, killed 10 soldiers guarding an intelligence building in the western...
German FM: Saudi Arabia key to fight against ISIS
Saudi Arabia has a central role in fighting ISIS as it can help eliminate the ultra-hardline militant group's ideological breeding ground, Germany's foreign minister...
Israeli settlers await demolition of West Bank outpost
Israeli settlers at a wildcat outpost in the occupied West Bank held a protest rally Monday, on the eve of their expected eviction from...
Iraqi lawmakers approve manual ballot recount in May 12 vote
Iraq's parliament voted on Wednesday in favor of a manual ballot recount after allegations of widespread fraud in the country's recently held parliamentary elections,...
Prince Mohammed to meet Obama and Ban on U.S. visit
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince flew to the United States on Monday for meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban...
Saudi closes emergency ward after spike in MERS virus cases
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi medical official says authorities have temporarily closed an emergency ward in one of the kingdom's largest hospitals...
Turkey and Gulf Arab states condemn Brussels attack
Turkey and six Gulf Arab states condemned the attacks in Brussels on Tuesday that killed at least 26 people at the airport and aboard...
Kerry hopes for clarity on Syria talks within 24 to 48 hrs
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he hoped for "clarity" within 24 to 48 hours on Syrian peace talks that were supposed to...
UN rights investigator decries Iran clampdown, torture, floggings
Iran has arrested activists and political opponents in a clampdown on freedom of expression as use of torture continues despite promises of reform, a...
U.N. seeks Syrian peace talks this week, opposition threatens boycott
The United Nations said on Monday it would issue invitations for marathon Syrian peace talks to begin this week, but opposition groups signalled they...
