Drone video shows devastation in Raqqa, Syria
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Drone footage from the northern Syrian city of Raqqa shows the extent of devastation caused by weeks of fighting between...
Putin tells details of Syria ceasefire plan to Saudi King Salman
Russian President Vladimir Putin held on Wednesday a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia's King Salman to present in detail the proposals contained in a...
Qatar gasoline prices hike by 30 percent at midnight
Qatar will raise its subsidized gasoline prices by at least 30 percent at midnight Friday, the state fuel company said, the latest Gulf country...
Saudi FM: any solution in Syria must include the departure of Assad
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that any solution in Syria must include the departure of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
"If the departure of...
Iraq recovers bodies of 38 Indians abducted by IS in 2014
Iraqi authorities have discovered a mass grave with the bodies of 38 Indian construction workers abducted when Islamic State militants overran the northern...
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...
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...
Saudis pledge to continue Yemen bombing campaign: Asiri said
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has vowed to continue its air campaign as bombing entered a second day.
The Shia rebels’ northern...
Maldives impeaches vice president as emergency law deepens turmoil
The parliament in the Maldives impeached the vice president on Thursday over his alleged role in a blast on the president's speedboat, a day...
UN chief urges compromise, realism between Saudis and Iran
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon used a stopover in the Middle East to urge Saudi Arabia and Iran to compromise and interact responsibly,...
