Assad says military gains will speed up political deal
Syrian army successes will help accelerate a political settlement to the country's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said, because they weaken the position of...
Yemen government vows to stay in Aden despite Daesh bombings
Yemen's government has said it will stay in the country's temporary capital Aden despite a deadly Islamic State group attack on its headquarters which...
UK vote to bomb ISIS in Syria
UK's parliament voted on Wednesday to launch bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria, supporting Prime Minister David Cameron's case that the country needs to...
Palestinians welcome UN call for settlement database
The Palestinian government has hailed the decision by the United Nations to establish a database of companies working in Israeli settlements, a ruling that...
Saudi airstrikes hit Houthi supply lines in Yemen's south
Security officials say airstrikes from a Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen's Shiite rebels have killed eight rebel fighters in a renewed attempt to cut their...
Power failure in Iraq as militias outgun state
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi came to office a year ago promising to rebuild his country. But the Iraqi state has grown weaker as power...
Islamist stabs two Tunisian policemen outside parliament
Tunis, Nov 1, 2017 (AFP) - A young Islamic extremist stabbed two policemen on Wednesday in front of the Tunisian parliament, seriously wounding one...
Saudi Arabian firm injects €49 million into Euro Disney
A firm owned by a Saudi prince said Wednesday it has injected 49.2 million euros ($52.37 million) into the struggling Euro Disney theme park...
Netanyahu under fire over claim a Palestinian inspired Holocaust
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stirred controversy by suggesting the then head of the Muslim community in Jerusalem gave Hitler the idea to...
18 dead in Oman as bus and truck collide
A head-on collision involving a truck and a bus killed 18 people of various nationalities in western Oman on Tuesday, police said.
Sixteen people were...
