Saudi Arabia jails eight over Khashoggi murder, fiancee decries trial
RIYADH/BEIRUT, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian court jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years on Monday for the 2018 murder...
On a response to Rami Makhlouf’s public video: Syrian government arrests his employees
Rami Makhlouf said on Sunday that security forces were arresting employees at his companies "in an inhumane way" amid pressure on him to step...
Strategic Syria town told US-led coalition will stay
The strategic town of Manbij in northern Syria won't be abandoned by the US-led coalition, a local military official said Wednesday after the leading...
Opponents of Iran’s leadership urge vote boycott
Arguing that it is anything but democratic and serves only to bolser the country’s Islamic rulers, opponents of Iran's theocratic leadership are urging an...
The Latest: Russia says it downed drone near base in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
11:50 p.m.
The Russian military says it has downed an unidentified drone approaching a...
Israel – Nearly 1,800 new settler homes approved just days before poll
Israel’s right-wing defense minister announced four days ahead of a general election, that nearly 1,800 new settler homes were approved in the occupied West...
Syria’s Assad designates Arnous to form a new government, presidency says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad designated Hussein Arnous to form a new government, the Syrian presidency said on Tuesday, following a parliamentary...
Libyan interior minister restored to post after talks
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday restored the interior minister to his post after announcing his suspension...
World leaders to attend Paris climate summit
World leaders will launch an ambitious attempt to hold back the earth’s rising temperatures, urging each other to find common cause in two weeks...
Trump welcomes opening of Saudi airspace to Israel – UAE flights
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Arabia's King Salman in a phone call that he welcomed the opening of Saudi airspace to...
