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As Saudi-Iran tensions grow, Lebanon pays the price

Caught in the middle of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Lebanon is paying the price for the growing rivalry between the Middle East's...

Algerian troops kill six jihadists

Algerian soldiers killed six suspected jihadists in an area near the Tunisian border on Monday, the defence ministry said. They were killed in an "ongoing...

Ex-mediator Kofi Annan sees chance of Syria peace in U.S.-Russia talks

Talks between Russia and the United States may produce a chance of peace in Syria, Kofi Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general who tried unsuccessfully...

Saudi-led air strikes destroyed Houthi Leader House

Houthi militants stand in the house of Houthi leader Yahya Aiydh, after Saudi-led air strikes destroyed it in Yemen's capital Sanaa September 8, 2015....

UAE jails 2 Lebanese for six months for Hezbollah links

A United Arab Emirates court sentenced two Lebanese nationals and a Lebanese-Canadian citizen to six months in jail followed by expulsion for setting up...

A state of emergency in Jordan

More than 182,260 people have been infected by the Coronavirus across the world and 7,165 have died, with cases and deaths outside China overtaking...

Russia continues using drones over Syria

Russia's military said Saturday it is continuing to use drones over Syria despite suspicions that one of its drones was downed by Turkey. "I would...

Search for survivor in Beirut rubble grips grieving nation

BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue workers used cranes, shovels and their bare hands in search operations that resumed early Friday in the rubble of a...

Families of EgyptAir crash victims to get compensation

EgyptAir said Monday advance compensation payments of $25,000 will be offered to families of the 66 people killed when one of its planes crashed...

Why terrorism will only get worse

Dr. Ali Ahmad Al-Kheshaiban Al-Riyadh When we talk about extremism, we should also ask what transformations we have gone through while fighting extremism? Why have our...

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