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U.S. to send 'fewer than 50' special ops forces to Syria

The United States will deploy "fewer than 50" special operations forces to northern Syria in an advisory role, US officials said Friday, as major...

Palestinian factions call for "day of rage", diplomats push on for peace

Palestinian factions called for mass rallies against Israel in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in a "day of rage" on Friday, as...

Gulf investors hold back from UK property deals on Brexit fears

Gulf Arab investors, some of the biggest buyers of British real estate, are holding back from new deals because they fear a property price...

Nilesat Arab satellite operator drops Hezbollah TV

A leading Arab satellite operator cut transmission of Hezbollah's television channel Al-Manar on Wednesday amid rising tensions between the Lebanese Shiite group's backer Iran...

Malaysia says ISIS threat "very real" as video warns of attacks

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Islamic State is a "very real" threat to the country, hours after a video from the regional wing...

Britain says Islamic State 'likely' brought down Russian plane

Britain said on Thursday there was a significant possibility that Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate was behind a suspected bomb attack on a Russian airliner...

Saudi Aramco adopts a new market strategy amid virus outbreak

On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia initiated its new energy play by directing the kingdom's oil company Aramco to increase its maximum production capacity, while Abu...

U.S. steps up diplomacy, rebel support to end Syrian 'hell': Kerry

The United States is intensifying its diplomacy to end the "hell" of Syria’s civil war even as it increases support for moderate rebels fighting...

Saudi Arabia evacuates 10 students and suspend flights to China over virus

Saudi Arabia has evacuated 10 students from the Chinese city of Wuhan where the new Coronavirus outbreak began, Saudi state television reported on Sunday...

Trump's Islam comments draw fire from rivals, but civility reigns

U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump came under fire from his rivals on Thursday for saying Muslims hate the United States at a debate...

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