Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into southern Israel late Friday,...
Egypt extends participation in Yemen conflict for up to one year
Egypt’s national defense council on Thursday extended the military’s participation in the Saudi-led operation in Yemen for up to one year, the presidency said...
Bahrain jails four men on terrorism charges
A Bahraini court sentenced four people to five years in prison for plotting to receive explosives and weapons training to carry out attacks in...
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...
No phone signal in a disaster? Solar network ‘in a box’ to the rescue
Pakistani researchers have developed a portable, solar-powered mobile phone network for use in disasters like floods and earthquakes when regular communications are often disrupted.
Researchers...
Saudi and Iran dispute forces Champions League schedule switch
The Asian Football Confederation has switched its Champions League schedule to delay matches between clubs from Saudi Arabia and Iran amid diplomatic tension.
The AFC...
Faith defeats desert heat as Hajis flock to Hera
Their faces bathed in sweat, cheeks stained with tears, dozens of Muslim pilgrims scale Makkah’s Jabal Al-Noor mountain, undertaking the arduous ascent to follow...
Oil prices up as Canada wildfires threaten crude output
Oil prices climbed in Asia Thursday with Brent breaching $45 a barrel following a fall in US production while raging wildfires threatened to cut...
Senior Yemen army commander survives bombing
A senior pro-government Yemeni army commander survived a car bombing in second city Aden on Thursday that left one of his bodyguards dead, a...
Virus outbreak fear within prison walls
The International Committee of the Red Cross has warned prisons are likely to see a higher mortality rate from an outbreak because inmates are...
