Putin vows 'extremely tough' action on Syria threats
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to take "extremely tough" action against any threat to its forces in Syria.
Such targets must be...
Islamic State claims Yemen attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on the army in the eastern region of Hadramawt on Friday that a security source said killed...
Saudi security forces kill 2, arrest 3 in anti-terror raids
Authorities in Saudi Arabia say security forces conducting a series of anti-terror raids have killed two suspects and arrested three.
The official Saudi Press Agency...
New Iraq attack kills 30, PM sacks security chief
The Iraqi premier sacked three Baghdad security chiefs following a devastating bombing in the capital, his office said Friday, hours after another attack to...
Huge explosions rock military facility in Jordan, no reports of casualties
AMMAN, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Jordan said a series of massive explosions that rocked the city of Zarqa early on Friday was likely caused...
Egypt's Sisi says won't hesitate to send troops to Gulf if asked
Egypt will not hesitate to send military forces into the territory of Arab Gulf allies to offer protection if asked by the leaders of...
British Foreign Secretary: 'no crisis' between Saudi Arabia and Britain
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has denied there is a crisis in Saudi-British relations, reported the Telegraph Sunday.
Secretary Hammond said Saudi's relationship with Britain...
Rebels attack government lines in Syria's Aleppo after supply road cut
Rebels attacked Syrian government positions in the historic centre of Aleppo on Monday in response to an offensive that cut a road leading into...
Two dead in flash floods in Jeddah
At least two people have died in flash floods in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah after heavy rain, the country's civil defence said...
Beirut blast hammers grain import capacity but supplies still flow, WFP says
BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Beirut port's capacity to handle wheat and other bulk cereal imports has collapsed to about a fifth or less...
