Nine killed in shootout between Turkish police and Islamic State suspects
Seven suspected Islamic State jihadists and two Turkish policemen were killed in a gun battle in the Kurdish-majority southeast on Monday, adding to tensions...
Iran has begun dismantling nuclear facilities: UN watchdog
Iran has begun dismantling parts of its nuclear programme, as agreed under July's landmark deal with major powers, a UN atomic watchdog report showed...
Riyadh condemns racism against Muslim refugees
Saudi Arabia has expressed deep concern about the “increasing hostile, racist and inhuman rhetoric against refugees in general and Muslim refugees in particular.”
All countries,...
UN refugee agency: Record 68.5 million displaced in 2017
The U.N. refugee agency reported Tuesday that nearly 69 million people who have fled war, violence and persecution were forcibly displaced last year, a...
Iraqi troops storm into center of ISIS-held Ramadi
Iraq's armed forces stormed the center of Ramadi on Tuesday, a spokesman for the counter-terrorism units said, in a drive to dislodge Islamic State...
Yemen accuses Iran of pursuing its destruction
Yemen's President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi on Tuesday accused Iran of pursuing the destruction of his country.
Speaking at the United Nations, Hadi thanked Custodian of...
Prince Ali says election delay would further discredit FIFA
Delaying the FIFA presidential election would further discredit the scandal-hit governing body and deepen the instability, contender Prince Ali bin al-Hussein said Wednesday.
FIFA’s executive...
Saudi Telecom profit slump may weigh on kingdom's market
Oct 21 Saudi Arabia's stock market may face further selling pressure on Wednesday as a gloomy oil report and a sustained profit slump at...
Piracy decreases along Saudi coastal areas
There has been a significant drop in cases of piracy and distress calls from ships along the Saudi and Yemeni coastlines, and the Horn...
Erdogan vows 'no break' in operations against Kurd rebels
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed to press ahead with a military campaign against Kurdish militants after his ruling party swept back...
