Chinese President Xi arrives in Saudi Arabia on Mideast tour
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit as part of a Mideast tour that will include stops in...
6.2 magnitude quake strikes off Ecuador coast
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Ecuador's coast early on Wednesday, terrifying locals and impeding rescuers after a bigger weekend quake battered the same area...
Video: British police charge man over "terrorist incident" at London tube station
British detectives have charged a man with attempted murder after a knife attack at an east London metro station on Saturday night which was...
Yemen war intensifies amid mounting regional tension
Saudi-led air strikes targeting Iranian-allied Houthi forces intensified in Yemen on Tuesday, residents said, an escalation of a nine-month-old war that follows a rise...
Saudi Arabia hit by ice flash floods
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Saudi Arabia has been hit by extreme weather conditions this weekend, as seasonal low pressure creates rainfall across Saudi, Iraq and Iran.
The icy floods...
U.S. deploying elite force to boost fight against Islamic State
The United States said on Tuesday it was deploying an elite new force of special operations troops to Iraq to conduct raids, free hostages,...
Divorced women deserve better treatment in society
OFFICIAL statistics show an increase in the number of women who get divorced at a young age. Although the majority of them are educated...
Rouhani hails 'new chapter' in Iranian-French ties
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has hailed "a new chapter" in French-Iranian relations during his visit to Paris to discuss trade ties.
Mr Rouhani hopes to...
Suicide bombers attack Yemeni army checkpoints, 10 killed
Two suicide bombers tried to ram vehicles laden with explosives through two Yemeni military checkpoints near the government-held port city of Mukalla on Monday,...
Gunmen kidnap at least 26 Qatari nationals in Iraqi desert
About 100 gunmen kidnapped at least 26 Qataris from their desert hunting camp in Iraq near the Saudi border in the early hours of...
