Attack on Iraqi military base kills at least 15
Attacks by five suicide bombers on an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad on Sunday killed at least 15 members of the security forces...
OPEC say Saudi comments show desire for higher oil price
OPEC delegates say comments from top exporter Saudi Arabia, which two years ago led the group to drop its historic role of supporting oil...
In about-face, Iraq’s maverick al-Sadr moves closer to Iran
Muqtada al-Sadr, the maverick Shiite cleric who emerged as the main winner in Iraq's parliamentary elections last month, campaigned on a platform to end...
Body launches probe into airstrikes on Yemen school, hospital
Air strikes by Saudi-led forces in Yemen that hit a school and a hospital are being investigated by a body set up by the...
Yemen PM rejects cabinet reshuffle ordered by president
Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah rejected a cabinet reshuffle ordered on Tuesday by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, a senior government official said, another sign...
Major terror plot foiled in Asir
Security forces foiled a major terrorist attack by arresting a suspect in Tanumah, southern Asir, on Thursday, and recovering explosives from his residence.
Security sources...
Gunmen attack luxury hotel in Mali capital, 170 taken hostage
Gunmen shouting Islamic slogans attacked a luxury hotel full of foreigners in Mali's capital Bamako early on Friday morning, taking 170 people hostage, a...
Yemen peace talks to start Dec 15 alongside ceasefire
Yemen's warring parties are expected to observe a humanitarian truce and start U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Switzerland from Dec. 15 in a bid to...
Iraqi force enters Basra to disarm tribal fighters
Iraq has sent an armoured army division and a police strike force into the southern oil city of Basra to disarm residents amid intensified...
Saudi unit of auditor Deloitte penalized by market regulator
Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority has suspended the local unit of New York-based auditing giant Deloitte from offering its auditing services to the kingdom's...
