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Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile

The Saudi Arabian air force intercepted a ballistic missile over the city of Khamees Mushait in the kingdom's southwest, Saudi-owned Arabiya TV reported on...

31 civilians die in Syrian regime siege

As many as 31 civilians lost their lives last month as a result of the suffocating siege imposed by the Syrian regime and its...

Man shoots himself outside President Erdogan's Istanbul residence

Turkish media reports say a 20-year-old man has been hospitalized after shooting at police guarding an Istanbul residence of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then...

U.N. accuses Houthis of blocking supply routes to Yemen's Taiz city

A senior United Nations official has accused Yemen's dominant Houthi group of obstructing the delivery of humanitarian supplies to civilians in Taiz and warned...

Iran offers no action in support of global oil pact

Iran on Wednesday stopped short of offering to restrain oil output as part of a global pact to freeze production to prop up prices,...

Brothers identified as Belgium bombers as manhunt intensifies

Two suicide bombers who struck Brussels were identified Wednesday as brothers linked to the prime suspect in the November 13 Paris attacks, as a...

South Africa's Zuma in Saudi to expand economic ties

South African President Jacob Zuma called for strengthening his country's economic ties with Saudi Arabia, during a visit to the kingdom on Sunday. "While our...

King Abdulaziz International Competition for Holy Quran Memorisation to be held next month in...

King Abdulaziz International Competition for Holy Quran Memorisation, Intonation and Interpretation will begin its 37th session at the Holy Grand Mosque in Makkah on...

A follower of the Houthi movement raises his rifle as he shouts slogans during...

On August 11, 2015 in the capital Sanaa, during a rally to protest against a military offensive by a Saudi-led coalition  Yemeni supporters of...

Nigeria to split up state-run oil firm

Nigeria is to break up its state-run oil and gas firm into 30 separate companies, the country's junior oil minister announced, as part of...

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