Yemen government and Houthis agree on prisoner swap
Yemen's warring parties agreed on Wednesday to exchange hundreds of prisoners in a move aimed at supporting U.N.-sponsored peace talks which resumed for a...
Isis video 'shows killing of five men it says spied for UK'
Isis militants have released a video, featuring a man and young boy speaking with British accents, purportedly showing the killing of five men who...
Workers rights get Qatar nod as ILO poised decide on abuse probe
DOHA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Qatar has signed 36 worker protection agreements with countries that provide much of its labour force, state media reported...
13 detained over Istanbul airport attack
Turkey on Thursday detained 13 suspected Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists over the deadly Istanbul airport attack, as chilling details emerged of how suicide bombers...
Syrian Turkmens cross to Turkey, fleeing advances of pro-Assad forces
Hundreds of mostly Turkmen refugees fearing intensifying clashes between Syrian pro-government forces and the opposition in coastal Latakia province have fled to Turkey, footage...
Guards killed in ISIS attacks on Libya's oil ports
ISIS militants attacked checkpoints near the Libyan oil port of Es Sider for a second day on Tuesday and an oil storage tank in the...
Gulf Arab forces seize strategic Yemen island from Iran-allied group
Perim Island may be a small lump of windswept volcanic rock at the entrance to the Red Sea but its capture by Gulf Arab...
WHO says misdiagnosis in Saudi caused MERS outbreak
The wrong diagnosis of a woman suffering from the MERS coronavirus led to more than 49 other patients and medical staff being exposed to...
Afghan Taliban frown at militants’ Eid ceasefire selfies
The Afghan Taliban are angry at their members swapping selfies with soldiers and government officials during their three-day ceasefire, a senior Taliban official said...
Qatar 'optimistic' ahead of crunch Doha oil talks
Qatar said Thursday there was an "atmosphere of optimism" that an agreement would be reached at this weekend's crunch meeting of the world's major...
