Islamic State claims Aden suicide car bombing that kills 7
Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing on Thursday that killed seven people outside Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Rabbu Hadi's residence...
Saudi pilot loses life in Taif crash
A Saudi pilot died in a helicopter crash during a routine training flight in Taif on Sunday, a source at the Ministry of Defense...
Platini says he wants to tone down politics at FIFA
Michel Platini wants politics to play a lesser role at FIFA if he is elected its next president.
Platini is the front-runner to replace Sepp...
China says Muslim practices to be protected during Ramadan
Officials from China's traditionally Muslim region of Xinjiang say they will not interfere with fasting and other standard religious activities during the Islamic holy...
Libyan sentenced to 6 years in UK jail for planned arms deal
A Libyan man has been sentenced to six years for terrorism offenses and other charges related to a failed plan to send ammunition to...
Emirates airline's H1 profit surges 65% to $849 mn
Dubai's Emirates airline said Thursday its net profit surged 65 percent in the first half of the financial year to $849 million (781 million...
Kurdish Iraqis enter Sinjar in push to oust ISIS fighters
Iraqi Kurdish militias battling to take back Sinjar from Islamic State militants raised a Kurdish flag and fired off celebratory gunfire in the center...
Car bomb kills 5 at checkpoint east of Libya's Tripoli
At least five guards in Libya allied with the self-declared government controlling Tripoli were killed and 16 others wounded when a car bomb exploded...
Israel lifts age-restrictions for Friday prayers at al-Aqsa
Israeli police say that for the first time in the current round of escalating violence, Muslims of all ages will be able to enter...
Palestine to host World Cup match against Saudi Arabia in Jordan
Palestine will host this month's home World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia in Jordan, soccer's governing body FIFA said on Thursday.
FIFA announced...
