Syria regime advances as opposition debates attending talks
Syria's regime on Tuesday seized a strategic southern town from rebel forces, as leading opposition representatives debated whether to attend peace talks in Geneva...
Saudi crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, backs rollover of oil output cuts
Riyadh, Oct 26, 2017 (AFP) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the kingdom supports extending a deal by oil producers to cut...
Saudi Hajj disaster death toll shows over 1,250 killed
An Associated Press count shows that at least 1,254 pilgrims were killed in a crush and stampede during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
The...
Gunmen storm Baghdad mall after explosion
Four gunmen charged into a shopping mall in eastern Baghdad on Monday after a car bomb exploded outside, killing at least seven people, two...
Many dead and wounded in strike on Yemen police HQ
Jets have struck a police headquarters in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, leaving many dead and wounded, rescuers said Monday.
"At least 30 people have...
Yemeni president appoints general to senior army post
Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Monday appointed a former senior figure in the country's army as deputy supreme commander of the armed...
Rouhani says Iran ‘ready’ to talk to Arab neighbours
President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said Iran is ready to discuss regional security issues with its Gulf Arab neighbours as long as foreign powers...
Saudi security officer shot dead in attack claimed by ISIS
Assailants shot dead a senior Saudi security officer west of the capital Riyadh on Tuesday, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by...
Iran cuts Financial Aid to Palestinian Islamic jihad
The Islamic Republic of Iran has cut around 90 per cent of its financial support for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, pushing it to...
Dutch parliament votes to ban weapon exports to Saudi Arabia
The Dutch parliament passed a bill on Tuesday calling for the government of the Netherlands to halt weapon exports to Saudi Arabia, citing ongoing...
