Sheikh Ahmad: Kuwait Olympic body to be suspended
For the second time in five years, Kuwait is being suspended by the IOC for political interference, leaving its athletes in limbo for next...
Saudia Airlines says bomb threat on flight is a hoax
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), said a bomb scare that grounded its Riyadh-bound flight from Madrid on Thursday was a false alarm.
"It's just another hoax...
Israeli brand shoots pyjama ad in Dubai after normalisation deal
DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Israeli May Tager has become the first model from her country to pose for a photoshoot in the United...
Egypt's ISIS branch claims deadly Sinai attack
An Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack that killed a colonel and...
Crash accident kills 32 in Syria, mostly Iraqis
After a fuel tanker crashed Saturday into two buses and several other vehicles on road connecting the Syrian capital to Homs province, at least...
Suicide bomber hits Shi'ite procession in Nigeria's Kano state
A male suicide bomber hit a procession of Shi'ite Muslims in Nigeria's Kano state as they walked to the city of Zaria to pay...
Thousands of Iranian troops 'arrive in Syria' for Aleppo offensive
Thousands of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join the regime's military forces and Hizbollah allies to launch a ground attack against insurgents...
Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers
Syria's five-year-old conflict has created 2.4 million child refugees, killed many and led to the recruitment of children as fighters, some as young as...
Yemen launches missile; could shake truce
A Saudi-led military coalition said it intercepted a missile fired in Yemen on Tuesday and residents said an air strike by the alliance killed...
Russia and Syria in 'disgraceful' use of incendiary arms
Syrian and Russian warplanes have repeatedly used incendiary weapons in "disgraceful" attacks on civilians in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch charged Tuesday.
The rights group...
