2 week extension of shutdown in Lebanon and Iraq
Voice of Lebanon radio reported after the council met on Thursday that Lebanon's supreme defense council has advised the government to extend by two...
“Glimmer of hope” as food and fuel arrives in Yemen ports
A blockade of Yemen's key ports appeared to have been broken on Wednesday as ships arrived with food and fuel for the desperate population,...
Olympics: Huge queues and angry fans mar the start of Rio Games
The Rio Olympic Games got off to a shambolic start on Saturday as fans queued for hours at security checkpoints to enter venues, with...
2 Million Haj Pilgrims to move from Mount Arafat to Muzdalifah
Hajj pilgrims from around the world are now preparing to move to Muzdalifah after they gathered at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday...
Yemen’s Prime Minister Khaled Bahah returns to Aden
Yemen’s Prime Minister Khaled Bahah, along with seven other ministers from his cabinet, have returned to Aden on Wednesday in order to run the...
Saudi murderer punished in Makkah
Abdulrahman al-Asmari was executed in the holy city of Makkah following his conviction for killing a fellow Saudi, the interior ministry said.
Asmari stabbed the...
Turkey retaliates after rockets from Syria hit border town, official says
The Turkish army on Monday shelled sites in northern Syria in response to cross-border rocket fire that hit a Turkish town and wounded several...
Saudi court quashes death sentence for Palestinian poet
A Saudi court has commuted the death sentence against a Palestinian poet convicted of apostasy, to eight years' jail and 800 lashes, his lawyer...
Obama and Prince Mohammed focus on Iraq and Syria in Washington meeting
President Barack Obama and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Friday discussed ways to support Iraqis in their fight against Islamic State...
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...
