Iran fires senior security official over Saudi embassy attack
Iran has sacked a senior security official over his failure to stop the ransacking of Saudi Arabia's embassy, which led the Sunni-ruled kingdom to...
6 Saudi Soldiers killed amid Houthi reports
Houthi fighters have claimed to have killed at least six Saudi troops in the country's southwestern border region of Jizan amid reports that the Yemeni...
ISIS battles insurgents near Aleppo as army prepares assault
Islamic State militants battled rival insurgent groups on Wednesday north of the city of Aleppo, where officials say the Syrian army is preparing an...
Former Egyptian premier Shafiq says intends to run in 2018 election
Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, an ex-air force pilot and former presidential candidate, said on Wednesday he intended to run in the presidential...
Turks abroad vote at record level in elections
The number of Turks voting abroad in this month's presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey rose to a record level of 1.49 million, the...
Governor of Aden killed in Islamic State attack
Islamic State militants say they carried out a bombing that killed the governor of Yemen's port city of Aden.
Jaafar Mohammed Saad and several aides...
Makkah tragedy: King orders SR1m for kin of each martyr
The kin of those who died as well as those who suffered permanent disability in the crane crash tragedy at the Grand Mosque will...
Venezuela sending new proposals to OPEC and non-OPEC producers
Venezuela is sending new proposals to leaders of OPEC and non-OPEC countries to stabilize the oil market, President Nicolas Maduro said in a televised...
Syrian rebels call for regional alliance against Russia and Iran
More than 40 Syrian insurgent groups including the powerful Islamist faction Ahrar al-Sham have called on regional states to forge an alliance against Russia...
Saudi-Iran split muddies OPEC long-term strategy
OPEC has yet to agree on a long-term strategy as Saudi Arabia objects to a proposal from arch-rival Iran that the exporter group aim...
