UN-backed Libya government told to leave after Tripoli arrival
The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government arrived Wednesday in Tripoli, but international hopes of a peaceful power handover were dealt a swift blow...
Saudi prosecutors bring charges over Grand Mosque crane disaster
Suspects including engineers and two government employees will face trial in Saudi Arabia over the deaths of 107 people when a crane toppled over...
ISIS income fell by 30% after territory losses
Islamic State (ISIS) group revenues have dropped by around 30 percent since last year, forcing the group to introduce a range of new taxes...
Kuwait steps up deportations of expat workers
Kuwait has stepped up deportations of expatriate workers this year, a newspaper in the Gulf emirate reported Friday, with most expelled for outstaying their...
Turkey and Iran seek to 'manage differences', boost trade
Turkey and Iran, two countries on opposite sides of Syria's civil war, must develop a "common perspective" in order to end sectarian strife in...
Saudi King Salman orders review of haj plans after disaster – live TV
Saud King Salman on Thursday in a televised speech offered his condolences after more than 700 people were killed in a stampede during the...
Netanyahu wants to expel attackers' relatives to Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he wants to expel to Gaza the families of Palestinian attackers who help in assaults as he...
Palestinians trapped in collapsed Gaza tunnel
Six Palestinians were trapped and another was missing Thursday after a Gaza smuggling tunnel collapsed, a local civil defence official said.
He described the underground...
Corbyn ready for leadership challenge
Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will face a leadership contest unless he considers his position, Labour Party lawmaker Angela Eagle said on Monday, saying...
UN watchdog: Iran to allow access to 2 suspected nuke sites
BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says Tehran has agreed to allow inspectors in to two sites where Iran is suspected of...
