1,000th Syrian arrives in Italy through ‘safe corridor’
Rome, Oct 27, 2017 (AFP) - Over 120 Syrian asylum seekers were brought safely to Rome Friday, bringing the number using a Christian "humanitarian...
UAE soldier killed in southern Saudi: military
Abu Dhabi, Oct 27, 2017 (AFP) - An Emirati soldier has been killed in southern Saudi Arabia while taking part in the Saudi-led campaign...
Egypt forces kill 12 militants in western desert clashes – state news
CAIRO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have killed 12 armed militants in the country's western desert, in an operation carried out after...
UN report blames gas attack on Syrian regime
United Nations, United States, Oct 27, 2017 (AFP) - United Nations investigators on Thursday blamed a sarin gas massacre on Bashar al-Assad's regime, as...
US general: Iraqi tensions divert resources from IS fight
US general: Iraqi tensions divert resources from IS fight
BAGHDAD (AP) — The top U.S. general in Iraq says the fallout from last month's Kurdish...
Iraq forces launch ‘last big fight’ against IS
Baghdad, Oct 26, 2017 (AFP) - Iraqi troops attacked the Islamic State group's last bastion in the country on Thursday as the retreating jihadists...
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...
Iraqi premier dismisses offer to freeze Kurdish vote results
Haider al-Abadi's office released the comments as the prime minister met with Iranian officials in Tehran, including the Islamic Republic's supreme leader.
The timing shows...
Iranian sentenced to death for spying for Israel
Tehran, Oct 25, 2017 (AFP) - Iran said Wednesday it had sentenced a citizen to death for spying for Israel in return for Swedish...
Saudi public fund to double assets by 2020
Riyadh, Oct 25, 2017 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia, smarting from a three-year oil slump, said Wednesday that it aims to nearly double the assets...
