IT BEGINS: RUSSIA HAS BEGUN AIR STRIKES IN SYRIA TO DEFEND ASSAD REGIME
Russia estimates its air strike campaign in Syria could last three to four months, the head of the lower house of the Russian parliament's...
Turkey sees ISIS hand in blast
Turkey is targeting Daesh in investigations of a double suicide bombing in Ankara that killed up to 128 people, officials said on Sunday, while...
Saudi Arabia to sign ‘significant’ armaments deal with France
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls arrived in Saudi Arabia Monday on the third leg of a Middle East tour, hoping to secure large sales...
US-Iraqi rescue operation 'foils ISIS mass execution'
US-Iraqi forces have rescued dozens of hostages held by Islamic State (IS) in Iraq after learning of their "imminent execution", the Pentagon has said.
But...
Militants bomb college in Yemen's port city of Aden
Militants bombed a local college in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, following previous threats against the school, security officials and witnesses...
Lebanon turns down Russian navy request to divert flights
Lebanon has turned down a Russian request to divert civilian flights in some areas so Moscow can conduct a naval exercise in the Mediterranean...
Vietnam builds military muscle to face China
Vietnam's military is steeling itself for conflict with China as it accelerates a decade-long modernization drive, Hanoi's biggest arms buildup since the height of...
Beirut blast hammers grain import capacity but supplies still flow, WFP says
BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Beirut port's capacity to handle wheat and other bulk cereal imports has collapsed to about a fifth or less...
Faisal Alahmad: A journey to fine art
Every journey begins with a first step. For 28-year-old Saudi sculptor Faisal Alahmad it began a decade ago when he decided to travel to...
UAE star striker reaches new milestone in career
UAE star striker Omar Abdulrahman has reached another milestone in his career, this time in the virtual world with his picture emblazoned across the...
