Iran raises its haj death toll to 226, 246 still missing
Iran raised the death toll of its nationals at the disaster at the haj in Saudi Arabia to 226 on Monday from 169 and...
U.S.-led coalition aircraft re-routed to avoid Russians: Pentagon
Coalition aircraft have been re-routed on at least one occasion to avoid a close encounter with Russian warplanes over Syria, a Pentagon spokesman said...
Iraq's ruling alliance, Shi'ite militias urge PM to request Russian strikes on ISIS
Iraq's ruling alliance and powerful Shi'ite militias have urged Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to request Russian air strikes on Islamic State militants, who control...
Kuwait to deport 23 expats for mass brawl
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Kuwaiti authorities will deport without trial 17 Egyptians and six Syrians after they were involved in a mass brawl over a commercial dispute, an...
Saudi says oil price slump should not stop investment
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi called for sustained investment in new output capacity Thursday despite the slump in world prices.
Naimi said global production lost...
Gunmen attack checkpoint, inflict casualties in Yemeni city
Masked gunmen staged a deadly attack on Friday at a checkpoint in a historic Yemeni city, setting of a car bomb and exchanging gunfire...
Syrian pro-government troops advance against ISIS in Homs province
The Syrian army recaptured a town and village in the central province of Homs from the Islamic State group on Monday, state media and...
Kerry says Russia and U.S. can work together on Syria
Russia and the United States can work together to make progress in ending the war in Syria, U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry told Vladimir...
Splinter Taliban group threatens more school attacks
The head of a breakaway Taliban faction behind this week's attack at a northwestern Pakistani university that killed 21 people, most of them students,...
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament delays presidential elections by eight months
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Elections for the presidency and parliament of Iraq’s Kurdistan region set for Nov. 1 have been delayed by eight months, the...
