Poor conditions prevail in Lebanon refugee camps
With at least 1.5 million Syrians who have fled the war, Lebanon is home to tens of thousands of refugees in camps that over...
Landmines slow Yemen loyalists’ advance on Taez
Landmines planted by Shiite rebels in Yemen have slowed the advance of pro-government forces attempting to recapture the southwestern province of Taez, military officials...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey to set up ‘strategic cooperation council’: Saudi FM
Saudi Arabia and Turkey agreed on the need to set up a “strategic cooperation council” to strengthen military, economic and investment cooperation between the...
Germany says Turkey releases another German citizen from prison
Germany said on Friday another of its citizens has been released from jail in Turkey, a week after German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel was freed...
700,000 flee as powerful typhoon slams Philippines
More than 700,000 people in the central Philippines fled to safer areas for fear of giant waves, floods or landslides as Typhoon Melor slammed...
Saudi tells UK it 'won't be lectured to' on human rights
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Britain criticised Monday the breaching of "mutual respect" between the two countries, adding that the Gulf kingdom "will not be...
Saudi prince Alwaleed invests in ridesharing service Lyft
A firm owned by a Saudi prince said Thursday it had led a group that invested around $248 million (226 million euros) in US...
Saudi security forces foil attack on Shiite mosque in Qatif
Saudi security forces have foiled a planned suicide attack on a mosque in the Qatif region in eastern Saudi Arabia, where many Shi'ite Muslims...
Libya’s Tripoli government imposes COVID-19 curfew after protests escalate
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Tripoli-based government has announced a 24-hour curfew to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus as it struggles to contain...
'We don't target civilians' in Yemen: Saudi-led coalition
The Saudi-led coalition's combat planning chief on Saturday defended the air war in Yemen against widespread international concern about high numbers of civilian casualties.
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