Yemeni Houthis release 2 Saudi teachers
Two Saudi Arabian religious teachers have arrived home after their release from more than nine months' detention by Houthi rebels in Yemen, official media...
Cameron says UK must stay close to the EU after Brexit
Prime Minister David Cameron said it was in Britain's fundamental interest to remain very close to the European Union when it renegotiates a new...
Turkey's Erdogan asks PM Davutoglu to form new government
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reappointed Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to form a new government after his party's victory in elections Nov.1.
The Justice...
Egyptian court sentences 10 to death for planning attacks
An Egyptian court sentenced 10 people to death on Saturday after they were convicted of forming a terrorist group and planning attacks on police...
Syrian government says ready for talks, wants list of "terrorist groups"
Syria's government told a U.N. envoy on Saturday it was ready to participate in Geneva peace talks later this month but said officials wanted to...
Invites to Syria talks on hold, agreement on opposition needed
The United Nations said on Monday it would not issue invitations to peace talks between Syria's government and opposition set to begin on Jan....
Two dead in Saudi floods
Two people have been killed by flooding in southwestern Saudi Arabia, state television reported on Thursday.
The pair died when three areas in the mountainous...
Egyptian jamming of Sinai insurgents disrupts phones in Israel, Gaza
Israel and Egypt were working to halt disruptions to mobile phone service after Egyptian jamming against Sinai insurgents caused outages in neighbouring Israel and...
New clashes hit Tunisia town as thousands mourn
Fresh clashes in Tunisia's Ben Guerdane area near the Libyan border left 10 jihadists and a soldier dead as thousands attended funerals Wednesday for...
Bahrain's Shi'ite clerics criticise removal of Ashura flags
Senior Shi'ite Bahraini clerics criticised the removal of Ashura banners raised to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, saying the...
