Turkey detains more than 100 suspected PKK members ahead of Newroz spring festival
Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained more than 100 suspected Kurdish militants on suspicion of planning illegal demonstrations or plotting attacks for the Newroz spring...
Saudi Arabia to raise domestic petrol prices by 'up to 40%'
Saudi Arabia will raise domestic petrol prices by up to 40 per cent, AFP has reported, citing the kingdom's state press agency, SPA.
Initial reports...
Israel’s Netanyahu struggles to sell annexation plans
Jerusalem (AFP) - Only a week before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to kick-start annexation plans in the occupied West Bank, Israel's premier is...
Price hikes in Egypt bite hard during holy month of Ramadan
Shop owner Hassan Mahmoud laid out his heaps of dried fruits and nuts at a multicolored Ramadan tent in the Egyptian capital to catch...
Shiite rebels in Yemen have agreed to stop fighting: UN says
Shiite rebels in conflict-torn Yemen have agreed to stop fighting, the United Nations said Wednesday.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the rebels, known as Houthis,...
Erdogan vows 'no break' in operations against Kurd rebels
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed to press ahead with a military campaign against Kurdish militants after his ruling party swept back...
Islamic State radio show seeks new recruits in Afghanistan
Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan have taken to the airwaves to win recruits as they try to build strength and replace the Taliban...
Turkish rights activist arrested over 2016 coup attempt
Ankara, Nov 1, 2017 (AFP) - A Turkish court on Wednesday placed prominent businessman and civil society activist Osman Kavala under arrest on suspicion...
Kuwait and Saudi agree to resume output at disputed oilfield
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have reached a deal to resume production at the disputed Khafji offshore oilfield, Kuwait's acting oil minister said on Tuesday.
"An...
Jordan and Russia agree on military coordination on Syria
Jordan and Russia have agreed to coordinate their military actions on Syria by setting up a "special working mechanism" in the Jordanian capital Amman,...
