Fallout from Syria looms large as G20 leaders meet on global economy
Syria's war, migration and the fight against terrorism will force their way onto the agenda when world leaders meet this weekend in Turkey, a...
Arab solidarity, fear of Iran bring hi-tech Gulf troops to Yemen desert
Yemen war proving tough test for well-armed Gulf Arabs * Houthi missile killed 60 Gulf Arab troops this month * UAE has duty to...
9 killed in Baghdad mosque bombing, claimed by ISIS
A suicide bomb attack claimed by Islamic State (ISIS) killed at least nine people following Friday prayers at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in southwestern...
Lebanese Sunni cleric warns against strife after Beirut shootout
(REU) BEIRUT, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Sunni Muslim religious leader warned against a slide towards violence on Tuesday after a deadly Beirut shootout...
Iranian MPs: 'Death to America' stands despite nuclear deal
A clear majority of Iranian legislators said Monday the Islamic republic will not abandon the slogan of "Death to America" despite its July nuclear...
US-backed forces give ISIS '48 hours' to leave Syria's Manbij
US-backed Syrian fighters on Thursday gave Islamic State group (ISIS) jihadists 48 hours to leave their stronghold of Manbij in an effort to "protect...
U.S consulate in Istanbul partially closed due to "security threat"
The United States consulate in Istanbul was on Wednesday offering only limited services with a scaled-down staffing due to information about a possible security...
Islamists rise as chaos descends in Yemen's cosmopolitan port
In Aden, Yemen's most cosmopolitan city, the masked Islamist gunmen seem to have burst onto the streets from some other world.
They storm university classrooms...
56 injured pilgrims transported to Arafat
Some 56 pilgrims injured in the Makkah crane crash accident were transported on Monday by special medical vehicles to Jabal Al-Rahma Hospital and Arafat...
Mobile firm Zain Saudi appoints new chairman
Zain Saudi, the kingdom's third-biggest telecommunications operator, has appointed Prince Naif bin Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer as chairman.
The prince will replace...
