Yemen army pushes al Qaeda fighters from 2 cities, 40 dead
Yemeni army forces backed by Arab coalition aircraft killed about 40 suspected al Qaeda fighters on Sunday as they fought their way into two...
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...
Al-Qaeda warns Saudi it will 'pay for executing militants'
Al-Qaeda has warned Saudi Arabia it will pay for the executions of dozens of its members, saying they were intended to be a new...
France says be ready for Libya intervention
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Friday urged the international community to prepare to help Libya's unity government if asked, providing military support if...
German politician denounced over football immigrant comment
German politicians and a top newspaper editor denounced a far-right politician on Friday after she suggested on Twitter that the national football team's loss to...
UN says aid ship docks in Yemen after diversion to Saudi Arabia
A World Food Programme (WFP) ship carrying humanitarian aid offloaded its cargo in Yemen on Wednesday, the United Nations said, after it was diverted...
Russian jet downed by Turkey was ‘inside Syria’
The United States believes that the Russian jet shot down by Turkey on Tuesday was hit inside Syrian airspace after a brief incursion into...
Bastille Day attack leaves 84 dead in France
A large truck plowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at least 84 people and sending others fleeing into the...
Religious TV channels on the rise across Middle East
The number of religious television broadcasters across the Middle East has risen by 50 percent, reflecting a rise in sectarianism in the region, according...
New Saudi-Iran crisis threatens wider escalation
The last time Saudi Arabia broke off ties with Iran, after its embassy in Tehran was stormed by protesters in 1988, it took a...
