Jihadists to leave South Damascus suburbs
Some 4,000 people, half of them jihadist fighters, will leave three besieged districts south of Syria's capital at the weekend as part of a...
Saudi interior ministry: Orlando shooter visited Saudi Arabia in 2011 and 2012
Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people in a gun attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, travelled to Saudi Arabia in 2011 and...
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...
Turkey extends layoff ban by two months
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has extended by two months a layoff ban it introduced to combat the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The presidential...
Iran: UN nuclear chief’s visit to Tehran no link to US push
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Sunday that an upcoming visit this week by the head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency to Tehran...
General Qassem Soleimani: Iran’s regional pointman
By some counts the most popular figure in Iran, Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani is also one of the most powerful in the region...
ISIS spokesman Adnani wounded in military operation: state TV
Isis spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani has reportedly been wounded in an air strike in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a military statement said on...
Western military chiefs to intensify Islamic State fight
Defence chiefs from the United States, France, Britain and four other countries pledged on Wednesday to intensify their fight against Islamic State, looking to...
Tunisian tennis player banned 7 years for match-fixing
LONDON (AP) — Tunisian tennis player Majed Kilani has been banned from professional tennis for seven years after the sport's anti-corruption body concluded he...
Syria vote: Fallon says UK is already IS target
The UK is already a target for Islamic State extremists and the threat has "intensified", Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has told MPs.
He told the...
