Kuwait arrests U.K.-based national for sarcastic online postings
Kuwait's Interior Ministry has arrested a Kuwaiti man who had lived in Britain and charged him with publishing "offensive videos and sarcastic comments" about...
US and allies to intensify strikes on ISIS, but hold off on Libya action
Washington and its allies vowed Tuesday to "accelerate and intensify" the fight against Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists in Syria and Iraq but distanced themselves...
Lebanese firefighters douse remains of Beirut port fire
BEIRUT, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Lebanese firefighters and army helicopters on Friday put out the remains of a huge fire at Beirut's port that...
Saudi-led alliance says completes Yemen prisoner swap
A Saudi-led military coalition said on Monday it had completed a prisoner swap in Yemen, exchanging nine Saudi prisoners for 109 Yemeni nationals ahead...
GULF-OIL/PRICES
Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi attends a meeting of Gulf states' oil ministers in Doha, September 10, 2015. Gulf energy producers will continue...
Two Palestinian stabbers shot dead in Jerusalem attack
Israeli security forces shot dead two Palestinians who had gone on a stabbing spree along a popular walkway in Jerusalem on Wednesday in what...
Putin to meet Saudi, Chinese, Turkish, British, and IMF head at G20
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold bilateral meetings at a G20 summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Turkish President Recep Erdogan, IMF head Christine...
Al Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses
Al Qaeda may have been pushed out of the enclave it carved out in Yemen as the country descended into civil war, but the...
ISIS drives Syria rebels from near Turkish border
Islamic State (ISIS) fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town on a supply...
Lebanese forces used excessive force in blast protests
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces used excessive force, including firing live ammunition, against anti-government protesters after the Beirut port explosion, Human Rights Watch...
