Bahrain jails four men on terrorism charges
A Bahraini court sentenced four people to five years in prison for plotting to receive explosives and weapons training to carry out attacks in...
Anti-migrant German populist party surges in local polls
Germany's right-wing populist AfD party made strong gains in local polls in western states on the back of rising support for its anti-migrant rhetoric,...
Iraq wants control of Kurdish region’s oil exports – state firm
BAGHDAD, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Iraq wants the Kurdistan region to stop independent crude exports and to hand over sales operations to the Iraqi...
Erdogan: Turkey suffering 'one of biggest terrorism waves in its history'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday his country was suffering "one of the biggest waves of terrorism in its history", vowing to crush...
No Haj permit, no entry into Makkah
The government has again issued warnings that people without Haj permits would not be allowed to enter Makkah.
Brig. Gen. Khaled bin Nashat Al-Qahtani said...
Iran and Saudi discuss Hajj safety after stampede
An Iranian delegation has held talks in Saudi Arabia about the safety of pilgrims after a deadly stampede at last year's Hajj, an official...
Dubai's Emirates sees 9% passenger growth in 2015
Dubai's Emirates airlines carried 51.3 million passengers in 2015, up nine percent from last year, the company said Wednesday.
CEO Tim Clark said the year...
Pakistani pilgrim saved wheelchair-bound wife from haj stampede
A Pakistani teacher has described how he saved his wife from a deadly stampede in Saudi Arabia by pulling her from her wheelchair as...
Syrian opposition not optimistic about Geneva peace talks
The Syrian opposition is not optimistic about upcoming peace talks in Geneva because there is no international will for a political transition, opposition member...
Truce takes hold in Aleppo but fighting goes on elsewhere in Syria
A cessation of hostilities agreement brokered by Russia and the United States brought a measure of relief to the battered Syrian city of Aleppo...
