Bahrain MPs blast fuel price hike in heated session
A session of the Bahraini parliament broke up amid shouting and protests on Tuesday when several lawmakers, in a rare show of opposition to...
Iran army exercise simulates response to ISIS attack
Iran’s army conducted exercises Tuesday close to its border with Afghanistan designed to simulate how it would respond if “terrorist groups” such as the...
U.S. probing whether anyone helped gunman in Orlando rampage
U.S. law enforcement officials investigated on Monday whether anyone helped the gunman who massacred 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, but said...
Israel-Turkey spat escalates over Gaza violence
Israel and Turkey exchanged diplomatic barbs Wednesday as the spat between the former allies escalated following deadly violence along Israel's border with Gaza.
A day...
Syria reports Israeli airstrikes against central airbase
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian air defenses opened fire late Wednesday on missiles launched by Israeli warplanes at a military airbase in the central...
Hollande meets Obama seeking to ramp up ISIS fight
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Washington on Tuesday seeking support for his newly declared war on the Islamic State group, while the US...
Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre reopens after protest
Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial, reopened on Wednesday after Israel backtracked on Tuesday from...
Saudi Aramco share listing will take time: chairman
Any share listing of state-owned Saudi Aramco, the world's largest crude producer, will take time, the company's chairman told The Wall Street Journal in...
Women suicide bombers kill 15 in mosque at government compound in Nigeria
A witness says two women suicide bombers in northeast Nigeria killed themselves and at least 13 other people at a mosque in the compound...
Saudi-led alliance says completes Yemen prisoner swap
A Saudi-led military coalition said on Monday it had completed a prisoner swap in Yemen, exchanging nine Saudi prisoners for 109 Yemeni nationals ahead...
