Gunfire after police seal Saudi Shiite town: resident
Gunfire erupted in a Shiite town in Saudi Arabia Wednesday after police sealed it off with armoured vehicles, a resident said.
Awamiya, near Dammam on...
At least 13 killed, 38 wounded in Yemen wedding bombing: medic
At least 13 people were killed and 38 others wounded in the bombing of a wedding in a rebel-held Yemeni town, a medical source...
U.S.-led coalition aircraft re-routed to avoid Russians: Pentagon
Coalition aircraft have been re-routed on at least one occasion to avoid a close encounter with Russian warplanes over Syria, a Pentagon spokesman said...
NATO head sees 'troubling escalation' of Russian activity in Syria
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday there had been a "troubling escalation" in Russian military activity in Syria, after Moscow dramatically expanded its...
Talks between Lebanese political rivals postponed
Lebanon's parliament speaker cancelled the last day of this week's meeting aimed at discussing ways out of a political crisis after politicians made no...
Erdogan warns Russia over Turkey nuclear, gas deals
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned Russia that Ankara has alternatives to Moscow for building its first nuclear power plant and importing...
Russian warships join air raids in Syria
Russian warships in the Caspian Sea fired cruise missiles on Wednesday night as Syrian government troops launched a ground offensive in central Syria in...
Saudi Arabia tip-off saved UK lives : David Cameron
A piece of counter-terrorism intelligence supplied by Saudi Arabia "saved potentially hundreds of lives" in the UK, David Cameron has revealed.
The PM was asked...
Russian warplanes in Syria destroy U.S. trained rebels' weapons depots
Russian air strikes have destroyed the main weapons depots of a U.S.-trained rebel group in Syria, their commander said on Wednesday, in an expansion...
Furious but powerless, Turkey left smarting by Russian action in Syria
Turkey may be furious about Russian incursions into its air space but beyond words of protest there is little it can do, with its...
