Lebanese army kill 2, arrests 27 militants in border town
Lebanese soldiers killed two gunmen and arrested at least 27 suspected militants, including a commander from the Islamic State (ISIS) group, in a raid...
Palestinians in Gaza plan tent city protest along Israeli border
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are planning a six-week-long tent city protest near the Israeli border starting on March 30 to demand Palestinian refugees...
Saudi plans stock market reforms to draw foreign money
Saudi Arabia announced a string of reforms to its stock market that could attract billions of dollars of fresh foreign money and smooth sales...
Iran tells U.N. envoy spat with Saudis won't derail Syria talks
The United Nations envoy for Syria said on Sunday that Iran had assured him that its diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia would not affect Syria...
Bahrain deports several Lebanese over Hezbollah links
Bahrain has deported several Lebanese residents who it believes had links to or supported the Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, which Gulf Arab states have...
Iran’s military holds annual drill near Strait of Hormuz – state TV
DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Iran's military launched an annual drill in the Gulf near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, Iranian state TV...
More than 150 dead in IS attacks on Syria’s Sweida: monitor
Raids and suicide bombings carried out by the Islamic State group in Syria's southern Sweida province have killed 156 people including 62 civilians, a...
Philippines’ Aquino urges lawmakers to pass Muslim autonomy measure
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday urged Congress to pass a bill giving greater autonomy to a Muslim minority in the country’s south, ending...
Saudi security forces kill suspected militant in Taif
Saudi security forces said on Monday they had killed a suspected militant during a siege which followed an attack on a police station in...
China's Xi opens refinery with Saudi King Salman
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi King Salman on Wednesday attended a ceremony to mark the opening of a joint-venture refinery, a symbol of...
