Football: French anthem to be played at Premier League games
The French national anthem will be played before all English top-flight games this weekend as a mark of solidarity over the Paris attacks, the...
Kuwait backs alliances against ISIS, but no troops
Kuwait backs international efforts against hardline Islamist groups in Iraq and Syria although the Gulf Arab state's constitution prevents it from fighting in anything...
Iran lures Afghans to fight in Syria
Iran's Revolutionary Guards has recruited thousands of Afghans, some by coercion, to fight in Syria's war alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, Human...
Tehran sanctions lifted, Canada's Bombardier allowed to export to Iran
Canada confirmed for the first time on Tuesday that it plans to lift its sanctions on Tehran and said that if Airbus is allowed...
Russia looks to projects with Arab world, others, to offset sanctions
Russia hopes that financing and technology from Arab states and other countries will help its firms weather the fallout from Western sanctions imposed over...
Pro-government forces take Yemen Island before ceasefire
Yemeni security officials say pro-government forces backed by Saudi-led airstrikes took an island in the Red Sea from Shiite militias, just hours before a...
Twin suicide bombs in northeast Syria kill 16
Twin suicide bombings hit two restaurants in a Kurdish-controlled city in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, killing 16 and wounding dozens of people, a Kurdish...
Saudi troops arrive on Yemen’s Socotra after UAE tensions
Saudi troops have been deployed to the Yemeni island of Socotra following tensions over the United Arab Emirates' presence there, the Saudi-led coalition fighting...
Saudi Arabia to issue 20 bln riyals of bonds next week -Maaal
Saudi Arabia's government is in talks with local banks to sell them 20 billion riyals ($5.3 billion) of local currency bonds next week, the...
Assad says Brexit vote shows UK leaders "disconnected from reality"
Syria's president heaped scorn on British politicians for allowing the vote on leaving the European Union, saying lawmakers who had criticised his handling of...
