At least 40 killed in missile attack on Syrian town
At least 40 people were killed and about 100 wounded when Syrian government forces fired missiles into a marketplace in a town near Damascus,...
Saudi prosecutors bring charges over Grand Mosque crane disaster
Suspects including engineers and two government employees will face trial in Saudi Arabia over the deaths of 107 people when a crane toppled over...
Saudi King Salman holds talks with KRG's Barzani
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG)’s President Massoud Barzani in Riyadh for talks on enhancing bilateral ties.
Both leaders discussed different...
Air strikes kill 11, including children, in Syria's Idlib
At least 11 civilians, including three children, were killed in air strikes on a rebel-held town in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on Wednesday, a...
Iran holds public funeral for commander killed in Syria
Iran held a public funeral on Tuesday for a senior paramilitary fighter killed fighting in Syria, the fourth commander to die this month as...
U.S. in contact with ex-foe Sadr after shock win in Iraq poll – aide
The United States has contacted members of a political bloc headed by former foe Moqtada al-Sadr after his parliamentary election victory put the Shi'ite...
Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in clashes on Gaza border
Israeli fire killed four Palestinians and wounded 21 during clashes Friday near Gaza's border, the first unrest-related deaths there after days of violence in...
Saudi considering lifting export curbs on cement, steel
Saudi Arabia is considering lifting partial export bans on cement and steel to relieve oversupply in the local market, economic news website al-Eqtisadiah quoted...
UN fund approves its first climate aid for poor nations
The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF) said Friday it had approved its first financing of projects to help developing countries fight global warming, three...
Drone strike kills 4 suspected Al Qaeda militants in Yemen
A U.S. drone strike killed four suspected Al Qaeda militants in central Yemen on Tuesday, tribal sources told Reuters, in the first such attack...
