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German secret service in talks with Syrian spies

Germany's spy agency is working again with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's secret service to swap information on Islamist militants, the Bild daily said, despite...

Syria activists accuse government forces of chemical attack

Syria activists have accused regime forces of using a "toxic gas" during clashes in a flashpoint town southwest of Damascus, saying five men were...

Females spend hours finding poll centers in Mecca

After spending six hours searching for the women’s polling centers in the 6th circuit on Monday night, voter Sadia Janbi was forced to appeal...

Oil prices tumble 7%: Tadawul edges down

Stock markets across the Middle East fell on Tuesday alongside steep drops in global stock prices because of renewed uncertainty about the state of China's...

King Salman and Erdogan discuss Syria in telephone conversation

Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone late on Tuesday and said attacks by Russia and Syrian government forces north of...

New UK opposition Labour leader scolds Saudi Arabia

The new leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party criticised Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on Tuesday for repressing their own citizens and called on Prime...

Syrian Army & Iranian allies advance near Aleppo with Russian cover

Syrian regime forces edged forward in the northern province of Aleppo on Saturday with air cover from Russian warplanes, but faced fierce resistance from...

Egypt president: ISIS jet claim is 'propaganda'

Egypt's president has dismissed claims that a Russian passenger jet was downed by a branch of Islamic State as propaganda, after the airline said...

France requests European support in Syria, Iraq, and Africa

France invoked the European Union's mutual assistance clause for the first time on Tuesday, asking its partners for military help and other aid in...

Kuwait awards record $30 bn on projects despite oil slide

Kuwait has awarded projects worth a record $30 billion so far this year despite the sharp fall in oil income, officials and experts said...

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