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...
Iraq’s incoming prime minister is under fire
Iraq's incoming prime minister will face "hell" and be removed within days if he includes members of the political elite in his cabinet, 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...
Saudi Arabia to issue 20 bln riyals of bonds next week -Maaal
Saudi Arabia's government is in talks with local banks to sell them 20 billion riyals ($5.3 billion) of local currency bonds next week, the...
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...
Iranian Commander Killed Fighting in Syria
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general has been killed near Aleppo, where he was advising the Syrian army on their battle against ISIS fighters, the...
