France strikes IS oil sites in Syria: defence minister
The French army has stepped up its bombing campaign against the Islamic State group's oil infrastructure with two new strikes in eastern Syria, Defence...
Sterling slides to 31-year low after Brexit
Sterling fell to a 31-year low against the dollar on Monday as a sell-off stemming from Britain's decision to quit the European Union gathered...
Obama discusses Syria, Ukraine with Russia's Putin
President Barack Obama, in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, emphasized the need to work toward a diplomatic solution to...
Turkey announces $5m for Sahel anti-jihadist force
Turkey will donate $5 million (4.1 million euros) to a fledgling force of five nations battling terrorism and trafficking in the Sahel, President Recep...
Saudi Arabia to Build New Mega City on Country’s North Coast
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday a $500 billion plan to create a business and industrial zone extending across its borders into...
Slaughter of camels banned all over KSA
Following the ban on the slaughter of camels as sacrifice during the upcoming Haj, the Saudi government has also banned their slaughter all over...
Russia and Syria in 'disgraceful' use of incendiary arms
Syrian and Russian warplanes have repeatedly used incendiary weapons in "disgraceful" attacks on civilians in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch charged Tuesday.
The rights group...
Maldives leader fires defence minister amid explosion probe
The president of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen fired his defence minister with immediate effect, the president's spokesman said on Wednesday, the latest move in...
Europe's leading human rights court upholds France's ban on headscarves
Europe’s leading human rights court upheld France’s ban on headscarves in the case of a social worker who was fired because she refused to...
Syrian air defences defeated an Israeli missile attack
The Syrian army said in a statement that Israel hit military barracks in al Safirah in the eastern Aleppo countryside. Earlier, state television had...
