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Saudi-led coalition sets up body to probe actions in Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition striking Houthi rebels in Yemen says it is setting up an independent committee to probe the force's actions amid criticism over...

'Teammates' Qatar and Turkey assert post-coup ties

With his fate still uncertain just hours after the launch of the July 15 coup, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received his first call...

Pro-regime fighters and Houthis swap 194 prisoners in Taiz

Houthi and pro-government forces exchanged nearly 200 prisoners in Taiz in central Yemen on Saturday, the largest such swap to take place in the...

Saudi Aramco adopts a new market strategy amid virus outbreak

On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia initiated its new energy play by directing the kingdom's oil company Aramco to increase its maximum production capacity, while Abu...

Iraq: Death toll from ISIS-claimed bombing hits 142

Iraqi authorities on Monday raised the death toll to 142 from Sunday's devastating truck bombing at a bustling Baghdad commercial street as Prime Minister...

King Salman meets UK Foreign Secretary in Riyadh

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud hosted UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond a Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh. Both states to reviewed their bilateral relations and discussed...

Syria peace talks struggle to get off ground

The UN special envoy for Syria faced an uphill task in Geneva on Monday to get talks to end the brutal civil war off...

Opposition says Syrian peace talks unlikely to begin Friday

A Syrian opposition figure says indirect peace talks between the government and opposition are unlikely to begin on Friday for "technical reasons." Haitham Manna, co-president...

Pakistan included in Saudi Arabia's 34-state Islamic military alliance against terrorism

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on state...

World Bank: New bond scheme for Middle East and North Africa by spring

A new international bond and grant scheme to help countries dealing with the fallout of war and instability in the Middle East and North...

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