Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins Oscar gold
Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio finally snagged Oscars gold on Sunday, 22 years after his first Academy Award nomination -- proving he really is not...
Yemen fighting to halt April 10, peace talks start April 18
The warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a cessation of hostilities starting at midnight on April 10 and peace talks in Kuwait beginning...
Nigeria Boko Haram Militants 'technically defeated' – Buhari said
Nigeria has "technically won the war" against Islamist Boko Haram militants, President Muhammadu Buhari says.
He told the present press conference attendees that the militant...
Suicide bombers kill 5 in eastern Lebanon near Syria border
A group of suicide bombers detonated their explosives' vests in a northeastern Lebanese village near the border with Syria on Monday, killing five people...
Bomb kills two human rights workers in Afghan capital
Kabul (AFP) - Two employees of Afghanistan's human rights body were killed in a bomb attack in Kabul on Saturday, the agency said.
The Afghanistan...
Yemen rebel delegation in Saudi for talks, says Jubeir
A delegation of Shiite Houthi rebels from Yemen is holding talks in Riyadh, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Monday, ahead of a planned...
King Salman receives red carpet treatment in Ankara visit
Saudi King Salman arrived in Turkey on Monday for a visit aimed at tightening increasingly close ties between the two overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim allies,...
White House: Not in Saudi interest to destabilise global economy over 9/11 bill
The White House expressed confidence on Monday that Saudi Arabia would not follow through on a reported threat to sell U.S. assets if Congress...
Germany welcomes 34-state Islamic military alliance against terrorism
Germany's defense minister said on Tuesday she welcomed Saudi Arabia's announcement of the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism.
Ursula von...
U.S. is accommodating Russia on Syria: Opposition said
The United States has backtracked on its position over Syria, softening its stance to accommodate Russia, opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said on Tuesday, warning...
