Attorneys urge appeals court to block Iraqi deportations
A civil rights attorney contends that the Trump administration tried to rush deportations of Iraqis who faced torture, sexual slavery and beheadings in their...
Yemeni govt, Saudi-led forces retake strategic Red Sea strait
Loyalist Yemeni troops and Gulf Arab forces have seized the Mandab Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden from Houthi militants,...
Gulf OPEC members seek joint action on oil output
Gulf OPEC members including Saudi Arabia are looking to revive the idea of coordinated oil-output action by major producers when the group meets on...
Saudi minister: Arab states should step up cooperation over energy
Saudi Arabia's petroleum minister on Thursday called for “joint action” among fellow Arab energy producers to increase trade, investments and partnerships, amid a period...
Senior Saudi military officer killed in south of kingdom
Saudi Arabia’s military says a high-ranking officer has been killed in the south of the kingdom, near the border with Yemen.
The official Saudi Press...
Israel sets up east Jerusalem checkpoints after violence spikes
Israel set up checkpoints in Palestinian neighbourhoods of annexed east Jerusalem on Wednesday as it struggled to stop a wave of attacks that have...
Assad's trip to Moscow bolsters sense he may survive war
Russia's military intervention in Syria has deepened the sense that President Bashar Assad may survive the country's disastrous civil war, and his surprise visit...
Turkey's Erdogan says new constitution should be priority for parliament
Turkey's parliament should prioritise discussions on a new constitution, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, in his first major speech since the ruling AK...
Israel demolish the homes of two Palestinians
Over accusation of involvement in a bomb attack last year that killed an Israeli teenager in the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces on Thursday...
Lebanon to allow expats to come home despite lockdown
After its expat policy drew criticism from political leaders, Lebanon's government agreed a procedure on Tuesday to allow citizens abroad to come back despite...
