Arrests hit 6,000 as Turkey cracks down on army and judges after coup bid
Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed...
Arab foreign ministers accuse Iran of undermining regional security
Arab foreign ministers condemned attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran and warned on Sunday that the country would face wider opposition if it...
UN Palestinian agency to axe 250 jobs after US funding cuts
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced Wednesday it was cutting more than 250 jobs in the Palestinian territories after the United States...
Italy ramps up airport security checks after Paris attacks
Italy ramped up security at airports across the country on Monday in response to the attack in Paris which has been claimed by Islamic...
Tired of cheap oil, Saudis eye price boost to drive Aramco IPO
Two years after triggering an oil price war, Saudi Arabia has seemingly had enough of cheap crude amid budget pressures, fear of a future...
Obama warns ISIS leaders ‘you are next’
U.S. President Barack Obama voiced renewed determination to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group Monday, vowing to win back territory...
Saudi stops 31 African refugees in Red Sea
Saudi maritime patrols have intercepted 31 illegal migrants, mostly from Sudan, trying to reach the kingdom by sea, official media said on Tuesday, the...
Senior Yemen army commander survives bombing
A senior pro-government Yemeni army commander survived a car bombing in second city Aden on Thursday that left one of his bodyguards dead, a...
Persian New Year speech cancelled due to virus
The annual speech marking the start of the Persian new year was cancelled by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his office announced Monday,...
Iraq protests fracture over new PM
Protest camps across Iraq began fracturing on Monday into separate clusters over whether to back premier-designate Mohammad Allawi, marking a pivotal point for the...
