ISIS fighter numbers fall in Iraq and Syria, but up in Libya
New intelligence assessments show that the number of ISIS group fighters has dropped in Iraq and Syria but is rising in Libya, a senior...
Suicide bomber kills at least eight near Baghdad Shiite mosque
A suicide bomber killed at least eight people near a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, security and medical officials said.
The blast in...
Obama vows continued Gitmo closure push despite fresh delay
President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to work "meticulously" with Congress to try to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, and said he saw no...
Beijing vows justice after ISIS kills Chinese captive
China vowed on Thursday to bring to justice those responsible for killing one of its citizens after ISIS said it had executed a Chinese...
200,000 more S.Sudan refugees expected in Sudan
About another 200,000 South Sudanese refugees are expected to arrive in Sudan this year, fleeing fighting and food insecurity in their country, the United...
Photo of Saudi suicide mosque bomber emerges
Security spokesman for the Saudi Interior Ministry has indentified the suicide bomber who targeted a mosque in Najran on Monday night as Saad Saeed...
Bedouin coming-of-age drama competes for Oscar nod
A coming-of-age drama set among Bedouin tribesmen roaming the desert emerged as the first potential Oscar contender produced by Jordan's nascent film industry.
"Theeb" (Wolf),...
Saudi innovator among 12 Arab ‘Stars of Science’
Twelve of the Arab world’s most promising and remarkable young innovators beat thousands of rival applicants to be selected as candidates on the 7th...
Palestinian publicly sets himself on fire in Gaza
A 20-year-old Palestinian is in critical condition after publicly setting himself of fire in the Gaza Strip.
Motives for the self-immolation are unclear Sunday.
Family members...
Saudi seen rejecting calls for OPEC cuts as rivals pump more
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies will reject calls from fellow OPEC members to cut output, Iran said on Wednesday, two days before the...
