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Qaeda in Yemen stones woman to death for adultery

Al-Qaeda militants have stoned a woman to death in a southeastern Yemeni city they control after accusing her of adultery and prostitution, several witnesses...

Saudis shoot down Yemeni missile over Jizan

Saudi air defense systems shot down a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, state media reported. Warring parties in Yemen, where forces in a Saudi-led Arab...

ISIS releases 270 of 400 civilians abducted in east Syria

The ISIS group late Tuesday released 270 of more than 400 civilians it had abducted during its assault on the eastern Syrian city of...

Families of EgyptAir crash victims to get compensation

EgyptAir said Monday advance compensation payments of $25,000 will be offered to families of the 66 people killed when one of its planes crashed...

Saudi says Assad must be removed from power to crush Islamic State

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday that to eliminate militant group Islamic State, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be removed from power. Jubeir...

At least 4 officers killed in Saudi bombings

Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least four security officers in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as...

Coronavirus cases jump by 40 percent in 24 hours – Israel

The Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Coronavirus cases in Israel have jumped by 40 percent to 427 in the past 24 hours, predicting...

Drawing the horror of a Syrian detention centre

A Syrian artist who was accused of being an opposition activist and tortured in a detention center has drawn pictures of his experiences -...

British music legend David Bowie dies aged 69

British music legend David Bowie has died after a long battle with cancer, his official Twitter and Facebook accounts said Monday, prompting an outpouring...

Yemen ceasefire takes effect as U.N. talks open

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen said on Tuesday that a ceasefire had begun at noon (0900 GMT) as scheduled. Coalition spokesman...

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