Israel lifts age restrictions at flashpoint holy site
Israel lifted age restrictions for the main weekly prayers at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Friday, in an apparent bid to ease tensions over...
Israel to build new fence; 2 Palestinians die in West Bank
Two Palestinians were shot and killed in separate incidents Thursday in the West Bank as Israel announced plans to build a new fence near...
In about-face, Iraq’s maverick al-Sadr moves closer to Iran
Muqtada al-Sadr, the maverick Shiite cleric who emerged as the main winner in Iraq's parliamentary elections last month, campaigned on a platform to end...
ISIS eyes oil as it advances to Libyan interior: French minister
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that the Islamic State group was spreading from its stronghold on the Libyan coast to...
Malaysia’s first Islamic-compliant airline takes off
Malaysia’s first Islamic-compliant airline Rayani Air began operations Sunday with its maiden flight taking off from the capital to the resort island of Langkawi,...
US-led coalition denies Syrian air strikes
Beirut, Oct 24, 2017 (AFP) - The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq denied on Tuesday that it had...
Saudi names Egyptian accomplice in mosque bombing
Saudi authorities said Monday that an Egyptian man was the second assailant in the weekend suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque which killed four...
US, Russia urged to cooperate to help Syria conflict
Germany and Spain on Friday urged Washington and Moscow to work together to help unlock a political solution to the Syrian war, after Russian...
Syria could be ‘weeks away’ from transition: Kerry says
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Syria could be weeks away from a “big transition,” following on from international talks in...
Kuwait condemns Manila ban on Filipino workers
Kuwait's foreign minister on Tuesday condemned what he called an "escalation" by Manila after the Philippines expanded a ban on its nationals working in...
