Syrian opposition to meet in Riyadh, Saudi
The Syrian opposition cast doubt on whether it would go to peace talks planned for Friday, throwing U.N. diplomatic efforts into question and accusing...
Yemen's Houthis in Saudi for talks on ending war
Officials of the Iran-allied Houthi movement are in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending Yemen's war, two officials from a Houthi-controlled administrative body said...
2 million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage
Pilgrims from around the world have begun moving from the tent city of Mina to the holy site of Kaaba in Saudi Arabia for...
Germany calls on Saudi Arabia and Gulf States to help more refugees
Germany's foreign minister called on Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries on Monday to do more for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war...
In Cairo, heat and long days test Ramadan faithful
Pushing his cart through the teeming Egyptian capital, 71-year-old Cairo street sweeper Abdallah Mohamed says nothing can stop him from fasting during Ramadan.
Not the...
Egypt explorers hunt gold in the desert
Off the off-road tracks deep in Egypt's eastern desert, prospectors are ramping up the hunt for the treasure once revered by the Pharaohs as...
Corbyn warns air strikes in Syria could spark terrorism against UK
Jeremy Corbyn has signaled that the UK will become more of a target for terrorist attacks if it joins military action in Syria.
In a...
Iraqi force enters Basra to disarm tribal fighters
Iraq has sent an armoured army division and a police strike force into the southern oil city of Basra to disarm residents amid intensified...
ISIS spokesman Adnani wounded in military operation: state TV
Isis spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani has reportedly been wounded in an air strike in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a military statement said on...
At least 30 killed in Somalia restaurant bombings claimed by Al-Shebab
At least 30 people have been killed in twin bomb attacks claimed by Al-Shebab at a busy restaurant in the Somali city of Baidoa,...
