Syria shoots down ‘Israeli rockets’ aimed at Tiyas airport
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria's air defense on Wednesday shot down most of a series of Israeli rockets launched in the direction of Tiyas airport...
100 Libyan MPs back unity government and demand new vote
A majority of lawmakers from Libya's internationally recognised parliament said Wednesday that they supported a UN-backed unity government but had faced intimidation before a...
Saudi troops arrive on Yemen’s Socotra after UAE tensions
Saudi troops have been deployed to the Yemeni island of Socotra following tensions over the United Arab Emirates' presence there, the Saudi-led coalition fighting...
ISIS kidnaps at least 400 civilians in Syrian city of Deir al-Zor
ISIS militants kidnapped at least 400 civilians when they attacked government-held areas in the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor on Saturday, a monitoring...
Sterling slides to 31-year low after Brexit
Sterling fell to a 31-year low against the dollar on Monday as a sell-off stemming from Britain's decision to quit the European Union gathered...
Syrian refugees, German govt condemn far-right trip to “normal” Syria
Syrian refugees and German politicians condemned on Wednesday a visit to Damascus by members of an anti-immigrant party, saying their depictions of life in...
Libya outlines ambitious plans to restore oil output
Libya's National Oil Corporation has ambitious plans to restore output to pre-2011 levels after years of violence and disruption, officials said.
Oil output is now...
ISIS drives Syria rebels from near Turkish border
Islamic State (ISIS) fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town on a supply...
Netanyahu and Obama poised for first talks since Iran deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Barack Obama in Washington Monday in a bid to set aside their frosty personal ties, turn...
Death toll in Syrian civil war is 470,000
In five years of civil war, 400,000 Syrians have been killed and another 70,000 have perished due to a lack of basics such as...
