Afghan official warns Taliban on staying out of peace talks
A senior Afghan official on Tuesday warned the Taliban against staying out of the peace process with the government in Kabul, saying that insurgents...
Saudi-born Istanbul bomber planned New Year's Eve attack
Nabil Fadli, a Saudi-born Syrian who killed 10 German tourists in a suicide bombing in Istanbul, was planning a major attack on New Year's...
Heavy rains cause flooding, strain power supplies in Gaza
Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in the Gaza Strip, placing further strain on run-down infrastructure and power supplies in the blockaded Palestinian territory.
Rescue...
EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed unharmed, suspect arrested
An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday but the passengers and crew were...
Turkish troops repel ISIS attack on Iraq camp
Turkish troops have repelled an attack by ISIS jihadists on a camp used to train Iraqi fighters outside the city of Mosul in Iraq,...
Yemeni rebels ask ally Iran to stop exploiting country's war
A top leader of Yemen's Shiite rebels issued a harsh rebuke of ally Iran on Thursday, calling on Tehran to back away from the...
9 killed in Baghdad mosque bombing, claimed by ISIS
A suicide bomb attack claimed by Islamic State (ISIS) killed at least nine people following Friday prayers at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in southwestern...
Saudi hajj investigation continues
A Saudi investigation into the worst disaster in the history of the hajj pilgrimage is yet to end, official media reported Monday, more than...
Saudi soldier held in Yemen released in prisoner swap
Saudi Arabia's official news agency says the kingdom's military conducted a prisoner swap, releasing seven Yemenis in exchange for a Saudi corporal.
It marked the...
U.N. envoy struggles to start Yemen talks, truce may collapse
The U.N. envoy to Yemen sought on Tuesday to persuade Yemen's Houthi group to send representatives to peace talks in Kuwait as a shaky...
