Saudi Arabia: 100,000 troops to secure the Hajj
The spokesman for Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says some 100,000 security personnel have been deployed to oversee the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage that begins...
How Saddam’s men help Islamic State rule
From military forces to spying, former Baathists are a powerful factor in the rise and control of Islamic State. A look inside the group's...
Lebanon army raids Syrian refugee camps after suicide blasts
Lebanese troops raided makeshift refugee camps near a predominantly Christian village on the border with Syria on Tuesday a day after two waves of...
Six Flags Entertainment seeks to open Saudi theme parks
U.S. theme park company Six Flags Entertainment Corp plans to expand to Saudi Arabia, its chief executive told Saudi-owned Arabiya TV on Monday, bringing...
Paris mosque urges Muslims to join 'anti-terror' protest Friday
The Great Mosque of Paris urged French Muslims on Tuesday to gather at the country's most important mosque Friday to say "No to terror"...
Yemen counter-terrorism mission shows UAE military ambition
The United Arab Emirates, one of Washington's closest allies in the Middle East, is deploying its military against al Qaeda in Yemen, and in...
Erdogan biopic to hit Turkish screens: producer
Shooting will start next week on a feature film tracing the early career of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from his childhood in a poor...
Islamic State has become a existential threat to the West
The Europeans have — it’s not news — tended to be snooty about the Americans. Especially the French, but the attitude is ingrained even...
Air strikes on Syrian camp kill 28
Air strikes on a camp housing Syrians uprooted by war killed 28 people near the Turkish border on Thursday, a monitoring group said, and...
Truck bomb blast kills dozens in northeast Syria city
A large truck bomb blast claimed by Islamic State (ISIS) killed nearly 50 people and wounded scores more in the northeastern Syrian city of...
