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Syria reports Israeli airstrikes against central airbase

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian air defenses opened fire late Wednesday on missiles launched by Israeli warplanes at a military airbase in the central...

Vowing to destroy terrorism, France seeks global coalition against Islamic State

French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia to join forces to destroy Islamic State in the wake of Friday's attacks...

Iran seeks to limit diplomatic fallout from Saudi embassy attacks

Iran took steps on Monday to try to limit the diplomatic damage from an attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran by an angry...

World leaders react to Hajj stampede

Hours after a stampede in the tent city of Mina claimed at least 717 lives and 863 other injuries, world leaders have reacted by...

10,000 Saudi women join hands to break Guinness record for a cause

Some 10,000 women broke the Guinness world record in forming the biggest human ribbon of the universal symbol of breast cancer awareness under the...

Africa’s top teams through to World Cup group stages

Seven-goal Algeria led the way Tuesday as 18 of the top 20-ranked African national teams reached the group stage of 2018 World Cup qualifying. Algeria...

Saudi Arabia contributions to help Yemenis, Syrians applauded

Saudi Arabia has called for a political solution in Yemen to ensure the return of legitimate governance and resumption of national dialogue there, according...

Saudia Airlines says bomb threat on flight is a hoax

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), said a bomb scare that grounded its Riyadh-bound flight from Madrid on Thursday was a false alarm. "It's just another hoax...

Obama faces Saudi criticism ahead of summit

Blunt assessments by Barack Obama of longtime US ally Saudi Arabia have triggered unprecedented Saudi criticism of the president as he prepares to visit...

Iran says will 'definitely' take part in Vienna talks

Iran will "definitely" attend international talks in Vienna on the Syrian conflict this weekend, a foreign ministry spokesman said on state television without specifying...

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