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UAE jails 2 Lebanese for six months for Hezbollah links

A United Arab Emirates court sentenced two Lebanese nationals and a Lebanese-Canadian citizen to six months in jail followed by expulsion for setting up...

Kuwait court sentences MPs to jail terms for storming into parliament

A Kuwaiti court handed several lawmakers jail terms on Monday for forcing their way into the parliament building in 2011 - a move that...

Third PM-designate this year in Iraq

Mustafa Kadhemi was nominated by the Iraqi president on Thursday as the country's third prime minister-designate this year, moments after predecessor Adnan Zurfi ended...

Turkish PM: we support Saudi Arabia

The Turkish PM's adviser, Taha Genc, said that Ankara supports the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia "in the palm of the hand of Iran's interference in...

A year's worth of rain in Qatar as floods hit Saudi Arabia

A year's worth of rain deluged parts of Qatar on Wednesday as seasonal storms moving through Saudi Arabia flooded streets in a city northwest...

Egypt quashes jail terms for 47 protesters

An Egyptian appeals court has overturned five-year prison sentences for 47 people for participating in unauthorised protests, but upheld fines of more than $11,000...

Niger Delta Avengers may agree ceasefire says community leader

A Nigerian militant group known as the Niger Delta Avengers which has been attacking oil facilities might agree to a ceasefire on Thursday to...

Paris attacks: Was Salim Benghalem the real ringleader?

Ever since the 13 November attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud has been identified as the man who co-ordinated the triple gun and bomb onslaught on the...

Arab League delays decision on new chief after Qatar objections

A vote to choose the Arab League's new secretary-general was delayed on Thursday after Qatar objected to the nomination of Egypt's former foreign minister,...

Two men killed, six injured in armed bank robbery in Saudi Arabia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxNC_b4zkiI Two men have been killed and six civilians injured in an attack on a branch of Al Rajihi Bank in the southern Jazan province, Saudi...

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