Iraq needs Kurds in battle against ISIS, says Zebari
The Iraqi army will need Kurdish fighters' help to retake Mosul, the largest city under the control of Islamic State, Iraqi FinanceMinister Hoshiyar Zebari...
ISIS regulates female sex slaves
Isis theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when "owners" of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them, in...
Saudi to stick with its long-term oil strategy
Saudi Arabia's planned cuts in spending and energy subsidies signal that the world's largest crude exporter is bracing for a prolonged period of low...
Syrian army advances towards southern town with help of airstrikes
Syrian troops backed by heavy aerial bombardment pushed towards a strategic town in southern province of Deraa on Tuesday after capturing nearby military base,...
Sheikh Hamad of Qatar breaks leg in holiday accident
Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has broken a leg while on holiday, government officials said in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement...
Saudi shares dive after deficit announcement
Saudi shares dived at the start of trading Tuesday a day after the oil-rich kingdom announced a record $98 billion deficit this year and...
Gunmen shut Yemen university faculties for mixing of sexes
Radical Islamist gunmen shut down three faculties at Yemen's University of Aden on Tuesday in an attempt to force students to observe segregation of...
Boko Haram 'largely' defeated, says Nigerian minister
Nigeria's information minister on Tuesday insisted that Boko Haram was "largely defeated" despite two days of bombings blamed on the jihadist group that left...
Filipino murderer put to death in Saudi
A Filipino murder convict was publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after failing to meet the demand of the Sudanese victim's family for...
Blast at government office in Pakistan kills 21
A suicide bomber attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 70, officials said.
A Pakistani...
