U.S. praises Saudi's sanctions on Hezbollah
The United States has praised Saudi Arabia for blacklisting 12 Hezbollah-affiliated individuals including military officials and financiers on Nov. 26.
Joseph W. Westphal, US ambassador...
Mattis in Oman to meet with Sultan Qaboos
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Oman on Sunday ahead of a meeting with Sultan Qaboos to discuss ongoing security concerns, including...
Russia strikes ISIS stronghold of Raqqa :12 ISIS militants dead
At least 12 jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group have been killed in Russia’s first air strikes on the...
Emirati film 'Hijab' qualifies for Oscar Award
UAE documentary movie Hijab ‘The Tainted Veil’, which throws light on the most discussed and controversial topic of 21st century on women empowerment, has...
Kuwait urges citizens to avoid Lebanon
Kuwait is the latest Arab country to follow in Saudi Arabia's footsteps by urging its citizens already in Lebanon to leave and issuing a...
France plans military meeting on ISIS, says group retreating
Members of the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS will meet in Paris next week to reinforce efforts against the group, France's defence minister said on Thursday,...
Security Council asks U.N. to submit plan to support Yemen peace
The United Nations Security Council asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday to submit a broad plan within 30 days detailing how his Yemen envoy...
Syrian troops gain more areas in rebel-controlled strongholds
A Syrian army statement said government forces captured, in addition to dozens of villages, some strategic hills deep inside the heavily fortified areas once...
Two female Turk militants shot dead in Istanbul after attack on police bus
Turkish police shot dead two female militants on Thursday after they fired shots and threw a grenade at a Turkish police bus in Istanbul,...
Yemen warring parties agree to release all prisoners soon
Warring parties in Yemen reached a preliminary agreement on Tuesday to release all prisoners beginning within 20 days, sources at U.N.-backed peace talks in...
