U.S consulate in Istanbul partially closed due to "security threat"
The United States consulate in Istanbul was on Wednesday offering only limited services with a scaled-down staffing due to information about a possible security...
Yemen to request joining GCC after restoring stability
Yemeni Minister of Planning Mohammed Maytami said Yemen will apply to join the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) after security is restored in the country.AP...
Iranian MPs: 'Death to America' stands despite nuclear deal
A clear majority of Iranian legislators said Monday the Islamic republic will not abandon the slogan of "Death to America" despite its July nuclear...
Turkish gold trader testifies on bank exec’s role in sham food sales
A Turkish-Iranian gold trader testifying for U.S. prosecutors in a New York court on Friday gave his most detailed account yet of how he...
Turkey kills 54 Kurd militants in crackdown
Turkish security forces have killed 54 Kurdish militants during a major operation to root out Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels from two urban centres,...
Jeb Bush takes on Trump
Challenger Jeb Bush locked horns with Republican front-runner Donald Trump in a national security debate on Tuesday but most rivals avoided tangling with the...
Israeli settlers await demolition of West Bank outpost
Israeli settlers at a wildcat outpost in the occupied West Bank held a protest rally Monday, on the eve of their expected eviction from...
UNESCO approves Arab resolution criticising Israel
The UN's cultural body approved a resolution from a group of Arab states on Wednesday criticising Israel for failing to protect heritage sites and...
500-year-old miniature document displayed at Madinah exhibition centre
The King Abdul Aziz Foundation will put on display next week a 500-year-old miniature manuscript, according to the SPA.
The manuscript is one of the...
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...
