Blatter, Platini risk suspension amid FIFA ethics probe
The future of embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his heir-apparent Michel Platini was in play Sunday, as they faced scrutiny by the football...
Zoo animals starve in Yemen city
Fighting, bombing and a blockade by militiamen of food and water that have killed hundreds of people in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz...
U.N. Yemen envoy says peace talks to resume in Kuwait Wednesday
U.N. backed peace talks to end Yemen's civil war will resume on Wednesday after they were suspended by the Yemeni government in protest at...
Saudi arrest over firebomb attempt in Qatif
Saudi Arabia said Monday it had arrested a suspect for attempting to firebomb a government building in the Sunni-ruled kingdom's east during unrest over...
WHO plans to distribute medical supplies in Yemen under ceasefire
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the warring parties in Yemen have promised it "unconditional movement" of supplies and medical teams under a...
Top Arab diplomats vow to defeat terror
Arab foreign ministers vowed on Saturday to "defeat terrorism", as they gathered for a regional summit just over a week after a jihadist-claimed truck...
Gunmen kidnap at least 26 Qatari nationals in Iraqi desert
About 100 gunmen kidnapped at least 26 Qataris from their desert hunting camp in Iraq near the Saudi border in the early hours of...
Palestinians call Greek action on Israeli plane 'apartheid'
The Palestinian leadership on Wednesday demanded the Greek government act after two Arab passengers were expelled from an Israel-bound flight, saying the decision to...
Qatar acquires stake in Chevron oil project off Morocco
The Qatari state oil company, Qatar Petroleum, says it has reached a deal with Chevron to acquire 30 percent of its stake in offshore...
White House: Not in Saudi interest to destabilise global economy over 9/11 bill
The White House expressed confidence on Monday that Saudi Arabia would not follow through on a reported threat to sell U.S. assets if Congress...
