Qatari poet serving 15-year jail term pardoned
A Qatari poet, Rashid al-Ajami, has been pardoned and released after serving more than three years of a 15-year prison sentence for insulting the...
Saudi prince says Turkey part of “triangle of evil”
Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has described Turkey as part of a "triangle of evil" along with Iran and hardline Islamist...
Israeli settlers await demolition of West Bank outpost
Israeli settlers at a wildcat outpost in the occupied West Bank held a protest rally Monday, on the eve of their expected eviction from...
Gunmen shoot Egypt university dean
Masked men on a motorcycle shot and wounded the dean of an Egyptian university Thursday outside his home, police said.
Abdel Hakim Nur al-Din, head...
Russian air strikes hit CIA-trained rebels, commander says
Two Russian air strikes in Syria on Thursday hit a training camp operated by a rebel group that received military training from the U.S....
Israel demolishes home of Palestinian accused of killing settler
Israeli forces on early Tuesday demolished the West Bank house of a Palestinian accused of involvement in the killing of a settler in...
Fire at Saudi hospital kills 31, injures 107
A pre-dawn fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia's southwestern port city of Jazan on Thursday killed 31 people and injured 107, the Saudi civil...
Nintendo worth more than Sony after Pokemon Go release
Nintendo on Tuesday shot past Sony in market value after the videogame giant's stock more than doubled since the release of the wildly popular...
UK PM May says links with Saudi Arabia have saved British lives
Prime Minister Theresa May defended Britain's links to defence and security ally Saudi Arabia in parliament on Wednesday, saying cooperation had helped save the...
Pompeo eyes resolution in coming weeks on Sudan terror listing
Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Wednesday for a resolution in the coming weeks with Sudan, which said it...
