Despite truce, Syria clashes kill five fighters
According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, clashes in north-western Syria killed four regime fighters and one rebel on Tuesday despite a...
U.S.-led coalition hits Syrian army positions – Hezbollah media unit
Warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition targeted two Syrian army positions in the eastern Syrian desert, a military media unit run by Lebanon's Hezbollah group...
France probes crimes against humanity by Assad
France has launched a probe into Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime for alleged crimes against humanity, a judicial source said Wednesday, after world powers...
Dubai airport expands again with opening of new concourse
The world's busiest airport for international travel is growing again.
Dubai International Airport opened a new concourse Wednesday with the arrival of a British Airways...
How Obama’s final year will test his presidential powers
Barack Obama has reveled in defying predictions that 2015 would make him a lameduck president, but securing his final year goals -- from closing...
Saudi currency stable despite low oil prices
Saudi Arabia on Monday said its currency was stable despite volatility in the futures market as the kingdom takes unprecedented measures to deal with...
Trump's Islam comments draw fire from rivals, but civility reigns
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump came under fire from his rivals on Thursday for saying Muslims hate the United States at a debate...
Hotel housing Yemen PM hit by rocket
A hotel where Yemen’s Vice President had been staying at in Aden was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades early Tuesday morning, Al Arabiya News Channel...
Egypt courts punish singers for ‘insults’ and ‘debauchery’
Egyptian courts have sentenced two singers to prison time for seemingly tame behavior deemed threatening to society in a country growing increasingly repressive on...
Israeli dig unearths large trove of early Islamic gold coins
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists announced Monday the discovery of a trove of early Islamic gold coins found during recent salvage excavations near the...
