Saudi General Al-Assiri: Yemen must not become 'another Libya'
A Saudi-led coalition's major military operations in Yemen are nearing an end, its spokesman said Wednesday, but the country will need long-term support to...
Trump warns of unrest if denied Republican presidential nomination
U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump warned on Wednesday of riots if he is denied the party's presidential nomination after a string of primary election...
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...
Morocco says to cut UN Western Sahara mission after Ban remarks
Morocco's government said on Tuesday it would cut staff at the United Nations' Western Sahara mission and threatened to pull out of United Nations...
Two migrants dead as 2,000 rescued off Libya
Nearly 2,000 migrants and two corpses have been recovered from people smugglers' boats off Libya since Tuesday, Italy's coastguard said Wednesday.
Further rescue operations were...
Syrian Kurds set to announce federal system in northern Syria
Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system imminently, Kurdish officials said on Wednesday, taking matters into their own hands...
Germany bans neo-Nazi group, carries out sweeping raids
Germany banned a neo-Nazi group called the "White Wolves Terror Crew" on Wednesday after police targeted its members in dawn raids in 10 states.
Police...
Jubeir: Russian withdrawal from Syria 'very positive'
Russia's partial withdrawal of forces from Syria is "a very positive step", Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Wednesday, adding he hoped...
With or without Iran, oil producers to meet in April on output deal
Oil producers including Gulf OPEC members support holding talks next month on a deal to freeze output even if Iran declines to participate, OPEC...
France says concerned by Israel decision to seize West Bank land
France's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was worried by Israel's decision to appropriate large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank, calling...
