Major terror plot foiled in Asir
Security forces foiled a major terrorist attack by arresting a suspect in Tanumah, southern Asir, on Thursday, and recovering explosives from his residence.
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Obama vows continued Gitmo closure push despite fresh delay
President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to work "meticulously" with Congress to try to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, and said he saw no...
Erdogan seeks to cement power in Turkey’s high-stakes votes
Turkey held high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday that could consolidate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's grip on power or curtail his vast political...
Hundreds of Lebanese protesters back on the streets
An unprecedented nationwide and cross-sectarian protest movement erupted on October 17 last year, rattling Lebanon's reviled hereditary political class but failing to touch off...
Yemen's government and Houthis claim truce violations
Yemen's dominant Houthi group and President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government have accused each other of violating a ceasefire aimed at facilitating U.N.-sponsored peace talks,...
Moscow Can Resolve Syrian War 'Thanks to Historic Ties With the Arab World'
Russia may have finally found a way to resolve the Syrian crisis, according to Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah, who also addressed...
Bahrain Sunni opposition leader gets one-year jail term
A Bahrain court jailed a Sunni opposition leader for one year for incitement against the regime on Wednesday but dropped a more serious charge...
Jordan official: Extremism a result of no Palestinian state
Jordan's foreign minister says that Palestinian statehood is the most important issue now facing the world and that it fuels extremism gripping the Mideast.
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"Constructive" talks on Syria war could be resumed
The United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey failed to resolve differences on the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in talks on Friday...
Oil-rich Congo's Sassou to boost budget in election year
Congo Republic plans to increase its budget by more than a third this year despite low oil prices, according to a draft report seen...
