Yemen warring parties swap hundreds of prisoners
Yemeni pro-government forces and rebels completed an exchange of hundreds of detainees on Thursday, an official said, amid a shaky ceasefire and as UN-sponsored...
French strike hits ISIS oil facility in Syria
The French army on Sunday bombed an oil supply centre held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian...
Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey over jet
Russia has threatened economic retaliation against Turkey and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of its warplane, but...
Kuwait arrests U.K.-based national for sarcastic online postings
Kuwait's Interior Ministry has arrested a Kuwaiti man who had lived in Britain and charged him with publishing "offensive videos and sarcastic comments" about...
Illegal expats could be new Daesh recruits
Runaway and illegal workers are in danger of being exploited by terrorist groups, according to experts.
These workers, especially women, are the most vulnerable to...
Thai gardener behind $20 mn Saudi gem heist becomes monk
A Thai gardener behind a $20 million gem heist from a Saudi palace that has long soured relations between the two countries became a...
IMF expects $500 billion revenue loss for Middle East oil exporters
Oil exporting countries in the Middle East lost a staggering $390 billion in revenue due to lower oil prices last year, and should brace...
Brothers identified as Belgium bombers as manhunt intensifies
Two suicide bombers who struck Brussels were identified Wednesday as brothers linked to the prime suspect in the November 13 Paris attacks, as a...
Bank of China gains foothold in Morocco
Bank of China has established a presence in Morocco that will further reinforce the Asian nation's far-reaching influence in resource-rich Africa, officials said.
The commercial...
Russia's task is to "stabilise the legal government": Putain says
The Russian president continued to defend his support for Bashar al-Assad, despite the escalating disagreement raised tone from NATO, the European Union and Saudi...
