Egyptian policeman kills a man, wounds another, over cup of tea
An Egyptian policeman shot two people, killing one of them, on Tuesday after an argument in the street in Cairo, security sources said, the...
Obama: U.S. and Gulf states will work together to deal with low oil prices
The United States and Gulf oil producers will work together to lessen the impact of low oil prices, President Barack Obama said in Riyadh...
Cyprus says Turkish warships continue to block drilling rig
Turkey faced criticism Monday after its warships continued to impede a rig from reaching a location off Cyprus where Italian energy company Eni is...
U.S. defense chief welcomes Saudi offer on troops in Syria
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomed on Thursday a Saudi offer to participate in any ground operations in Syria launched by the U.S.-led coalition.
Carter...
Syrian opposition's Manna demands UN rethink talks invites
A Syrian opposition group has called on the United Nations to rethink its decision about who to invite for peace talks in Geneva and...
Saudi-held Syria opposition meet should invite Syrian Kurds, says leader
Syrian Kurds need political and military representation at a Syrian opposition conference organised by Saudi Arabia next month because they are a main partner...
Saudi plans tripling of umrah visas: reports
Saudi Arabia is planning to triple the number of visas it issues for Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage, reports said on Monday, less than three...
Death penalty for a Japanese man accused of killing 19 disabled people
The Yokohama District Court convicted Satoshi Uematsu for for killing 19 disabled people in a knife-wielding rampage in 2016, one of post-war Japan's worst...
Turkish troops withdrawn from camp near Mosul, Iraq
Turkey withdrew troops Monday from a north Iraq camp, a lawmaker and witnesses said, after a deployment which Baghdad said went ahead without its...
Istanbul bomber entered Turkey as refugee from Syria, PM says
An Islamic State suicide bomber who killed 10 German tourists in the heart of Istanbul's historic district entered Turkey as a refugee from Syria...
