U.S. soldiers in Syria to back anti-ISIS Kurds
U.S. soldiers are in Kobane, the town in northern Syria nearly destroyed in fierce fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group,...
Turkish teachers linked to Erdogan foe detained in Afghanistan
One Afghan and three Turkish teachers linked to an organisation regarded with suspicion by the Turkish government were detained by Afghan intelligence officials on...
Iraq’s PM-designate “Rejected by order of the people”
On Sunday night, Iraq's prime minister-designate announced his withdrawal from the post after failing to secure parliamentary support for his Cabinet selection, prolonging the...
Yemen president replaces assassinated Aden governor
Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi named a new governor for second city Aden on Monday to replace Jaafar Saad who was killed in a...
Three times lucky! U.S. twins meet Saudi king in 3rd royal encounter
During his official visit to Washington last week, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz met 86-year-old twin sisters Jackie Voskamp and Joyce Kriesmer, whose history...
Egypt experts are ’90 percent positive’ there’s a secret hiding in King Tut’s tomb....
When Nicholas Reeves announced in August that he’d found the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti concealed behind a wall in the burial...
French Muslim body calls for imams to require 'licence to preach'
France's leading Muslim body called Tuesday for imams to require a permit to preach in a bid to root out extremists, and for a...
Dubai official warns of 'clash of civilizations' over Trump
A top security official in Dubai warned Friday of a "clash of civilizations" if U.S. Republican candidate Donald Trump becomes president, the latest sign...
Saudi Aramco seeks discounts on drilling costs-sources
State-run Saudi Aramco has asked oilfield service companies to extend discounts to next year as the oil giant cuts costs amid falling oil prices,...
Iran denies it fired rockets near U.S. warships in Gulf
Iran denied on Thursday that its Revolutionary Guards launched rockets near the U.S. aircraft-carrier Harry S. Truman and other warships as they were entering...
