Iraq parliament bars Abadi government from passing reforms
Iraq's parliament voted unanimously on Monday to bar the government from passing important reforms without its approval in an effort to curb Prime Minister...
UK's Cameron to write to Saudi government over Briton facing punishment
British Prime Minister David Cameron will write to the Saudi Arabian government to raise the case of an elderly Briton facing punishment after being caught...
300 African migrants detained in Libya
A Libyan official with the Islamist-backed government controlling the capital, Tripoli, says they have detained 300 African migrants captured while boarding boats headed to...
Russia bombing in Syria escalates oil price war with Saudi Arabia
Many political pundits in Washington and London are concerned about what exactly Russia’s ultimate strategic goal is in the Middle East; after the latest...
Tunisian police clash with protestors over lack of job opportunities
Tunisian police firing tear gas clashed with hundreds of protesters who tried to storm local government buildings in several towns on Thursday in the...
New Bahrain policy to allow flights between Israel and UAE to cross its airspace
CAIRO (Reuters) - Flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates will be able to fly over Bahrain after the kingdom on Thursday said...
Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc wins Iraq election
A political bloc led by populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq,...
Kobe scores 60 points in farewell victory
Kobe Bryant went out with a Hollywood ending to his remarkable career.
He scored 60 points in his final NBA game Wednesday night, wrapping up...
Libyans investigating Gaddafi son's case leave Lebanon amid threat
A Lebanese security official says members of a Libyan fact-finding mission who came to Beirut to investigate the case of a detained son of...
Singapore deports Indonesians accused of heading to join ISIS
Singapore has deported four suspected Indonesian extremists allegedly heading to Syria to fight with the Islamic State (ISIS) group, authorities said Tuesday.
The four, who...
