Saudi police arrest 9 American 'terror' suspects
Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens among 33 "terror" suspects rounded up over the past week, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported Sunday.
Four Americans...
Oil producers struggle with budgets after price collapse
Oil producing countries are scrambling to fill gaping holes in their budgets torn by crashing petroleum prices, with some turning to international lenders for...
Palestinians set fire to Jewish shrine in West Bank
Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the West Bank on Friday as the Islamist group Hamas called for a day of rage...
Syrian minister criticises Saudi government's role in solving Syrian War crisis
Syrian information Minister, Omran Al-Zoubi, has publicly criticised the Saudi Arabian government's role in attempting to solve the Syrian War crisis.
Al-Zoubi announced on pro-Assad regime...
Russia stance on Assad suggests divergence with Iran
Russia does not see keeping Bashar al-Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday in comments...
Russia blasts ‘bogus’ reports of Syria chemical attack
Moscow on Monday said reports of an alleged chemical attack on Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta were planted "bogus stories" and insisted armed groups attacked...
Air Power Remains America’s Best Weapon for Halting Islamic State
A year into the coalition campaign, air power has proven an effective instrument to both weaken Daesh and aid friendly forces. But with sectarian divisions...
Germany to send 650 troops to Mali to relieve France
Germany will send up to 650 soldiers to Mali, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, to provide some relief to France in...
EU vows to continue working for peace despite row with Israel
The European Union vowed Monday to work for Middle East peace even though Israel suspended it from the diplomatic process over the bloc's decision...
Assad ally declares candidacy for Lebanese presidency
A family friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he will stand for Lebanon's presidency, a post that has been vacant for more than...
