Hundreds of Lebanese protesters back on the streets
An unprecedented nationwide and cross-sectarian protest movement erupted on October 17 last year, rattling Lebanon's reviled hereditary political class but failing to touch off...
Pakistani Taliban’s key leader killed in Afghanistan
Sheikh Khalid Haqqani, who served on the group's consultative council and had been a deputy leader, had been killed January 31.
The Pakistani Taliban key...
Iran Holds Saudi Arabia Responsible for Mecca's Grand Mosque Accident
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian today held Saudi Arabia responsible for the accident at Mecca''s Grand Mosque, where 107 pilgrims died during the...
Assad open to working with some rebels: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad had told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they...
New SME body ‘will generate jobs for Saudis’
The newly formed Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises approved by the Cabinet on Monday will help create jobs for young Saudis and...
Iran to send team to Saudi Arabia to discuss Hajj pilgrimage
Iran plans to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia to discuss new arrangements for the Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah, Iran's Tasnim news agency said on...
Jordan and Russia agree on military coordination on Syria
Jordan and Russia have agreed to coordinate their military actions on Syria by setting up a "special working mechanism" in the Jordanian capital Amman,...
Syrian rebel alliance says Russia must stop bombing FSA
An alliance of Free Syrian Army-related groups in southern Syria said on Monday Russia must stop bombing rebels before they could talk about cooperating...
Ex-Guantanamo prisoners suspected of rejoining militants increases
The number of former Guantanamo Bay prison inmates who are suspected of having returned to fighting for militants doubled to 12 in the six...
Somalia's Puntland says gains ground in fight with Al Shabaab
Security forces in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland killed more than 60 Islamist militants and regained some territory in a counter-offensive against al Shabaab,...
