UAE's Al Ahli makes ACL semis
Al Ahli will take on Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the semi-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League after Cosmin Olaroiu’s side handed Naft...
Anti-ISIS coalition must 'tighten noose' in Syria: U.K Defense Minister Michael Fallon
The coalition of countries fighting so-called Islamic State (ISIS) must focus on a "tightening of the noose" around its Syrian heartlands, UK defence minister...
ISIS steps up assault on western Iraqi town after losses
Iraqi officials say ISIS has stepped up attacks on the western town of Haditha, where 45 Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal fighters have been...
Saudi reopens Baghdad embassy after 25 years
Saudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Baghdad Tuesday, a quarter of a century after relations were broken over Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, a foreign...
Pentagon says al Qaeda financier killed in Syria air strike
A U.S.-led coalition air strike has killed Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi citizen and the leading financier for al Qaeda and its Khorasan Group offshoot,...
Netanyahu Holocaust distorted comment not backed by scholarly evidence – U.S.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments on Wednesday linking a Muslim leader to the Holocaust were not supported by scholarly evidence, the State Department...
Three Saudi border soldiers killed in attack from Yemen
Three Saudi border soldiers were killed after exchanging fire with "enemy elements" trying to cross the border from Yemen to attack two watch towers,...
Microsoft readies Windows 10 update, answers critics
Microsoft has a birthday present for Windows 10 users: more capabilities for its Cortana digital assistant and new ways to ditch passwords.
The company is...
Governor of Aden survives car bomb attack in Yemen
The governor of the southern Yemeni city of Aden survived a car bomb attack targeting his convoy on Friday, security officials and eyewitnesses said.
A...
Iran says Gulf states' moves against Hezbollah will harm Lebanon
Iran warned Thursday that its Gulf Arab rivals were jeopardising Lebanon's stability by blacklisting the leading force behind its government, Hezbollah, as a terror...
