ISIS can draw on veteran jihadists and ex-Iraq army officers for leadership
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, one of the world's most wanted men, is counting on veteran jihadis and former Iraqi army officers who...
Hamas leader in brief Egypt visit ahead of Gaza protests
The head of Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas paid a brief visit to Egypt Sunday, a day before major protests are expected in Gaza over...
Iran stops doing business with Saudi as Nimr execution rankles
Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia deteriorated even further on Thursday as Tehran severed all commercial ties with Riyadh and accused Saudi jets of...
Yemen's Houthis free detained minister to aid talks
Yemen's Houthi movement released a detained minister and four activists on Thursday, United Nations envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said, in a move aimed...
Turkish Airlines annual profit tops $1 bn for first time
Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines on Tuesday said its full-year net profits topped $1 billion for the first time in its history as the...
Two female Turk militants shot dead in Istanbul after attack on police bus
Turkish police shot dead two female militants on Thursday after they fired shots and threw a grenade at a Turkish police bus in Istanbul,...
Bahrain's Shi'ite clerics criticise removal of Ashura flags
Senior Shi'ite Bahraini clerics criticised the removal of Ashura banners raised to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, saying the...
ISIS seizes northern Iraqi village behind frontlines
ISIS militants pushed through a gap in the Iraqi army frontline on Thursday to capture a northern village, local sources said, demonstrating the group's continued...
Saudi Bureau of Aviation Investigations reveals reasons of crash of Saudi private plane in...
Saudi Bureau of Aviation Investigations announced today the results of the preliminary investigation of the crash accident of the registered plane in the Kingdom...
Saudi Patriot 'intercepts' Scud fired from Sanaa, Yemen
A Patriot missile shot down a Scud fired from the Yemeni capital towards southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition told AFP, the...
