Bahrain Sunni opposition leader gets one-year jail term
A Bahrain court jailed a Sunni opposition leader for one year for incitement against the regime on Wednesday but dropped a more serious charge...
Iraq's most senior Shi'ite cleric issued a call to arms
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on the government on Friday to show “no tolerance” of any infringement of the country’s...
UAE star striker reaches new milestone in career
UAE star striker Omar Abdulrahman has reached another milestone in his career, this time in the virtual world with his picture emblazoned across the...
French envoy meets Israelis and Palestinians on peace plan
Palestinian leaders expressed hope for a new French push for peace efforts in talks with a Paris envoy on Tuesday, after he faced skepticism...
UN food agency calls for aid to prevent another Syria exodus
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Growing desperation in Syria could trigger another mass exodus unless donor countries send more funds to alleviate hunger and the...
Gulf braces for austerity as oil income slump hits home
Faced with heavy losses from low oil prices, Gulf states have embarked on belt-tightening measures to cut spending and boost non-crude revenues, but analysts...
'Drunken Pole' causes bomb scare on Egypt-bound plane
A bomb alert that forced a Polish airliner bound for Egypt to emergency land in Bulgaria early Thursday was a false alarm caused by...
Pakistani heroin trafficker punished in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler Tuesday.
Nimat Allah Mola Baksh had been found guilty of smuggling the drugs inside his body, the...
Israel evacuates Syrian volunteers stranded in frontier area
The Israeli military evacuated hundreds of Syrian rescue workers known as White Helmets from the volatile frontier area on the Golan Heights and transported...
King Salman has 'full confidence' in Egypt security
Saudi King Salman has expressed "full confidence" in Egyptian security measures, ordering Riyadh's national airline to continue flights to Sharm el-Sheikh despite suspicions a...
