Syrian regime planes bomb Kurdish-held city
Syrian government warplanes bombed Kurdish-held areas of the northeastern city of Hasaka on Thursday for the first time in the five-year-old civil war, the...
Saudi interior ministry names Qatif and Medina bombers
Saudi Arabia said a suicide bomber who attacked the prophet's mosque in the city of Medina on Monday was a 26-year-old Saudi citizen with...
Iraq wants control of Kurdish region’s oil exports – state firm
BAGHDAD, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Iraq wants the Kurdistan region to stop independent crude exports and to hand over sales operations to the Iraqi...
Truce takes hold in Aleppo but fighting goes on elsewhere in Syria
A cessation of hostilities agreement brokered by Russia and the United States brought a measure of relief to the battered Syrian city of Aleppo...
Germany to ease deportation rules after Cologne assaults
The German government wants to ease the rules for deporting foreign criminals in the wake of the New Year's Eve assaults in Cologne, two...
Putin talks with King Salman after Assad meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone to Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, updating him on the results of a visit to Moscow...
Saudi confirms 'genuine' $681 million donation to Malaysian PM
Saudi Arabia has for the first time publicly confirmed Malaysia's claim that the Saudi royal family deposited $681 million into Prime Minister Najib Razak's...
Saudi King Salman calls for others not to interfere in Kingdom
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday called on other countries not to interfere in the kingdom's internal affairs in what appeared to be a...
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...
Italy to take measures against Egypt unless truth emerges on dead student
Italy said on Tuesday it would take "immediate and proportionate" measures against Egypt if the Cairo government does fully cooperate in uncovering the truth...
