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Arrests hit 6,000 as Turkey cracks down on army and judges after coup bid

Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed...

Bahrain court dissolves main opposition group

A Bahrain court on Sunday dissolved the main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq, accusing it of helping to foster violence and terrorism, in an...

Turkey presses crackdown against coup suspects

Turkish security forces launched fresh raids Monday in a relentless crackdown against the suspected plotters of a coup that left over 290 dead, as...

Muslim and Gulf leaders condemn Nice attack

Leading Muslim clerics joined Gulf Arab leaders on Friday in condemning a truck attack that killed at least 84 revellers in the Mediterranean resort...

Bastille Day attack leaves 84 dead in France

A large truck plowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at least 84 people and sending others fleeing into the...

Governor of Aden survives car bomb attack in Yemen

The governor of the southern Yemeni city of Aden survived a car bomb attack targeting his convoy on Friday, security officials and eyewitnesses said. A...

U.S. says allies oppose bill allowing 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia

U.S. State Department officials told members of Congress on Tuesday that legislation that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia...

Messaging app Line soars in Wall Street debut

Shares in the Asian hit messaging app Line surged 33 percent in the first day of trade in New York Thursday in a market...

Saudi King leaves country on holiday, crown prince to manage affairs in his absence

Saudi Arabia's King Salman left the country on holiday on Thursday and appointed the crown prince to manage the kingdom's affairs in his absence,...

CIA head: Attacks in Saudi Arabia bear hallmarks of ISIS

CIA director John Brennan said on Wednesday recent attacks in Saudi Arabia bore the hallmarks of Islamic State (ISIS), and that the militant group...

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