African and Arab defence ministers agree counter-terrorism cooperation
Defence ministers and officials from 27 Arab and African states on Friday agreed to bolster cooperation on counter-terrorism, in a meeting held at an...
US and Russia attempt to hold Syria ceasefire together
The United States and Russia worked Monday to hold together a revived truce in Syria, calling on both Syria's government and opposition groups to...
Italy extracts 217 bodies from sunken migrant ship
Italian navy officials say they have recovered 217 bodies from the hull of a migrant ship that sank off Libya last year in a...
Kuwait oil strike enters second day
A walkout by thousands of Kuwaiti oil workers entered its second day on Monday, slashing production by over 60 percent as the government looks...
Jordan bans Lebanese band Mashrou Leila from performing
Jordan has banned a performance by a popular Lebanese rock band on religious grounds, spurring criticism of the Western-allied kingdom, which portrays itself as...
Libya unity forces bombard ISIS in Sirte
Forces loyal to Libya's unity government bombarded Islamic State group (ISIS) positions in Sirte with heavy artillery Friday, a day after thrusting into the...
Al-Qaeda flag flying over buildings in Yemen's Aden
Al-Qaeda's black flag is flying over several official buildings in Yemen's second city Aden as extremists make inroads in the absence of state authority...
Benzema accuses Deschamps of bowing to racist pressure
Karim Benzema has accused Didier Deschamps of giving in to pressure from racists when the France coach decided not to include him in the...
Hunting houbara: The royal kidnap which casts spotlight on the Gulf's 'sport of kings'
Every year the houbara bustard, a rare desert bird whose meat is prized by Arab sheikhs as an aphrodisiac, migrates from Central Asia to...
7 dead in clashes west of Libyan capital
At least seven people were killed in clashes Wednesday west of Tripoli between tribesmen and forces loyal to Libya's unrecognised government, an army officer...
