Saudi Arabia recruits Sunni allies in row with Iran
Saudi Arabia rallied Sunni allies to its side in a growing diplomatic row with Iran on Monday, deepening a sectarian split across the Middle...
Yemen rebels claim capture of Saudi troops
Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen claim to have captured several troops from Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition against the insurgents, parading one...
U.N. sees progress in Yemen talks but urgent need for full ceasefire
Yemen's warring parties have agreed on a broad framework for ending their war at talks in Switzerland but they first have to agree a...
Pakistanis hunt militants behind blast that killed at least 70
Pakistani authorities on Monday hunted members of a Taliban faction which once declared loyalty to Islamic State (ISIS) after the group claimed responsibility for...
Afghanistan amid corruption and financial crisis
U.S. seeks a peace deal with Taliban to withdraw its troops from the country.
Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its...
Exclusive – Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian plane
Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an...
Bahrain deports several Lebanese over Hezbollah links
Bahrain has deported several Lebanese residents who it believes had links to or supported the Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, which Gulf Arab states have...
Ankara bombing attacks trail leads to homegrown jihadists
Turkey is confronting the uncomfortable prospect the suicide bombers behind the Ankara attack were homegrown jihadists who were radicalised at home and already known...
Total of 7 detained over Istanbul attack: Turkish minister
Turkey has arrested a total of seven suspects over a suicide bombing blamed on ISIS that killed 10 German tourists in Istanbul, the Turkish...
Saudi Arabia to introduce hi-tech bracelets in Hajj safety push
Saudi Arabia will introduce electronic identification bracelets for all pilgrims to Mecca starting this year, Saudi media said on Thursday, as part of a...
