Saudi soldier killed by Yemen rebel shelling
The Saudi military says a soldier has been killed and three others wounded along the border by rocket fire and artillery shelling from Yemen's...
Attacker shoots six dead at offices in Saudi Arabia
An attacker opened fire at local education department offices in southern Saudi Arabia on Thursday, killing six employees in what authorities are treating as...
Syrian government to halt "combat operations" in line with U.S.-Russian plan
The Syrian government said on Tuesday it accepted a halt to "combat operations" that does not include the Islamic State (ISIS) group, the al...
Turkish FM says Kurdish YPG seeking to divide Syria
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, like Islamic State (ISIS), seeks to divide Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, adding that the...
Iran, Morocco report highest death toll in Haj stampede
Seven countries have claimed that their citizens were among the 717 pilgrims killed in Thursday’s Haj stampede in Mina, with Iran reporting 131 deaths.
Morocco...
Militant Kurds claim Ankara bomb, German missions shut in Turkey
Kurdish militants on Thursday claimed a suicide bombing in Ankara that killed 37 people this week and warned of further attacks, while Germany shut...
Iran backs six-month Syria 'transition' ahead of peace talks
Iran signaled on Friday that it favored a six-month "transition" period in Syria followed by elections to decide the fate of President Bashar al-Assad,...
'Nothing new' from Russia-Turkey talks on downed fighter jet
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he had heard "nothing new" from his Turkish counterpart on Thursday after the first high-level bilateral contact between...
Turkey kills 54 Kurd militants in crackdown
Turkish security forces have killed 54 Kurdish militants during a major operation to root out Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels from two urban centres,...
Nokia gains control of Alcatel-Lucent
Finland's Nokia said on Monday it has gained control of French rival Alcatel-Lucent following its 15.6-billion-euro ($17 billion) all-share offer and the two telecom...
