Apple releases first Arabic version of Siri
Apple Inc on Tuesday released a version of its virtual personal assistant Siri for Arabic speakers in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia,...
Middle East has "more room" for Syrian refugees, U.S. Congressman says
A leading U.S. Congressional opponent to allowing Syrian refugees into the United States said that Middle Eastern nations have "more room" to take in...
UN envoy 'positive' as Yemen peace talks enter second week
The UN's Yemen envoy on Thursday hailed the "positive atmosphere" at crucial peace talks between the country's warring sides, as negotiations in Kuwait entered...
Afghan forces battle to push back Taliban in Helmand
Afghan forces battled on Wednesday to push back Taliban fighters who have overrun Sangin in Helmand province and officials denied insurgents' claims that police...
Talks on ending Syria conflict to include Iran
Iran will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna on Friday to discuss ending the conflict in Syria, a dialogue aimed at finding...
Bahraini jet crashes in Jizan, Saudi
A Bahraini F-16 jet taking part in a mostly Gulf Arab military campaign in Yemen crashed in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to...
Saudi spared Yemen from years of infighting
Yemen’s exiled Vice President Khaled Bahah denied on Thursday plans intending to turn the country’s second largest city of Aden into the new capital...
Syria government forces push into rebel-held town in Latakia
Syrian pro-government troops battled insurgents in and around a rebel-held town in Latakia province on Tuesday, a monitoring group and state media said, in...
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...
Embattled President Hadi returns to Yemen after six-month exile
President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi set foot in Yemen on Tuesday for the first time since Shiite rebels drove him into exile in Saudi...
