Nine youths die in Israel flash flooding: rescuers
Nine youths died Thursday after having been swept away by flash floods in southern Israel during a hiking trip near the Dead Sea, the...
Syrian opposition's Manna demands UN rethink talks invites
A Syrian opposition group has called on the United Nations to rethink its decision about who to invite for peace talks in Geneva and...
Saudi government website shows 9 US nationals arrested
Nine Americans are currently imprisoned in Saudi jails, with eight detained in the past three months, according to a website belonging to Saudi Arabia's...
Saudi Arabia donated $115 billion to help 90 countries
Faisal bin Hassan Trad, the permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, said the Kingdom has been the most...
800,000 'illegal entries' to EU in 2015
Migrants have made some 800,000 "illegal entries" to the European Union so far this year, the head of the bloc's border agency Frontex said...
Gunmen snatch dozens of Tunisians in Libya
Gunmen have kidnapped dozens of Tunisians in western Libya to demand the release of a Libyan arrested in Tunisia, families and authorities said on...
Suicide bomb in Baghdad kills at least 18
At least 18 people were killed and 41 wounded when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt at the funeral of a pro-government Shi'ite...
France's Hollande, in Moscow, urges grand coalition against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday world powers must create a "grand coalition" to combat Islamic State militants who control...
Turkish economy risks losing $9 billion over Russia situation
Tensions with Russia could cost Turkey's economy nine billion dollars in the worst case scenario of "zero relations", Turkish Deputy Prime Minister said Monday.
Moscow...
China says it will keep 2016 economic growth in 'reasonable' range
Chinese leaders, meeting ahead of an agenda-setting conference, pledged on Monday to keep the country's economic growth in a "reasonable range" in 2016 by...
