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...
US airstrikes hit Somalia Al-Shabab training camp
U.S. airstrikes bombarded an al-Shabab training camp in Somalia Saturday, killing more than 150 militant fighters who were preparing to launch a large-scale attack,...
Yemen central bank stops guarantees for rice and sugar imports
Yemen's central bank has told traders and local banks it will no longer provide lines of credit for the import of sugar and rice...
Ronaldo scores 5 for Madrid; Messi lifts Barca over Atletico
Cristiano Ronaldo netted five goals to become Real Madrid’s all-time leading scorer in the Spanish league, while Lionel Messi scored as a substitute to...
Saudi Arabia plans on privatising airports to provide more services
Saudi Arabia plans to allocate its airports and related services starting from next year until 2020. The plan aims to improve the level of...
UAE, China to set up $10 bln joint strategic investment fund
The United Arab Emirates and China have established a joint strategic investment fund worth $10 billion, the UAE’s state news agency reported, as China...
Russia and Qatar encourage Syrian opposition and government dialogue
Russia and Qatar have agreed on steps to encourage the Syrian opposition to sit down for talks with the Syrian government, the Russian foreign...
UAE protests US arrest, calls citizens to avoid national dress abroad
The United Arab Emirates summoned on Sunday a senior US diplomat to protest the "abusive treatment" of a UAE citizen as it advised citizens...
Syria seeks to crush insurgent pocket, denies evacuation deal
Syrian troops fought on Sunday to crush the last pockets of resistance by Islamic State militants trapped in an enclave south of Damascus, state...
A Hunger strike over virus fears launched in Pakistan
Pakistan health workers have complained for weeks that the country's hospitals are suffering chronic shortages of safety gear, prompting the arrest of more than...
