Netanyahu declines offer to meet with Obama
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an offer to meet U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House later this month and canceled...
ISIS kidnaps at least 400 civilians in Syrian city of Deir al-Zor
ISIS militants kidnapped at least 400 civilians when they attacked government-held areas in the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor on Saturday, a monitoring...
Sudan ditches Iran for Saudi patronage
When Saudi Arabia executed a leading Shi'ite cleric and protesters responded by torching the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Sudan was one of only three...
University of California board weighs statement on anti-Semitism
The governing board of California's flagship public university system is to vote next week on a statement condemning anti-Zionism as a form of anti-Jewish...
Saudi says difficult to see role for Iran in Syria peacemaking
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday that Iran's military role in Syria stopped it from being able to play a role in...
German vice chancellor says Trump a 'threat to peace, prosperity'
Germany's Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said Sunday that US billionaire Donald Trump, frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, poses a threat to peace, social...
Oil prices tumble 7%: Tadawul edges down
Stock markets across the Middle East fell on Tuesday alongside steep drops in global stock
prices because of renewed uncertainty about the state of China's...
Cyprus, Turkey spar after warships block gas drilling ship
Cyprus on Sunday insisted Turkey had breached "international law" after Ankara's warships blocked an Italian drilling ship on course to explore for gas in...
Abu Dhabi's Etihad: 31 injured by severe turbulence in Asia
The United Arab Emirates' national airline says several passengers were injured when one of its flights encountered sudden turbulence as it prepared to land...
Mounting protests sweeps Lebanon’s streets
Protesters from across Lebanon gather for a demonstration outside the home of killed protester Fawwaz al-Samman, who died after he was shot during riots...
