EU welcomes access to Syria's Madaya, urges halt to attacks on civilians
The European Union on Friday welcomed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's decision to allow humanitarian access to the town of Madaya, and called for a...
Yemen shells kill child and two others in Saudi
Three civilians including a child have been killed by shelling from Yemen in a border region of Saudi Arabia, official media said on Friday.
Several...
Oil prices move up from 12 year lows as China shares rise
Oil prices rose modestly on Friday, still within reach of 11 and a half-year lows, boosted by a recovery in Chinese shares, but persistent...
Turkish troops repel ISIS attack on Iraq camp
Turkish troops have repelled an attack by ISIS jihadists on a camp used to train Iraqi fighters outside the city of Mosul in Iraq,...
Samsung flags 15% rise in Q4 operating profit
Samsung Electronics on Friday flagged a 15 percent increase in 2015 Q4 operating profit, rounding off a year in which the world's largest smartphone...
Saudi-led coalition and Yemen deny Iran embassy hit in Sanaa
The Saudi-led coalition and Yemen's foreign ministry denied Iran's accusation that Saudi warplanes had hit its embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa.
Iran on...
Turkey summons Iran envoy over media linking Saudi executions with Erdogan
Turkey summoned Iran's ambassador on Thursday to demand a halt to Iranian media reports linking the execution of a Shi'ite cleric by Saudi Arabia...
At least 140 killed in Ethiopia protests over state land plan
At least 140 people have been killed in Ethiopia over the past two months in a crackdown on anti-government protests sparked by plans to...
Iran stops doing business with Saudi as Nimr execution rankles
Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia deteriorated even further on Thursday as Tehran severed all commercial ties with Riyadh and accused Saudi jets of...
Heaviest air strikes yet rock Yemeni capital Sanaa
Dozens of air strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Thursday, in what residents described as the heaviest aerial attacks yet in nine months...
