Tunisia kills 21 jihadists after attack near Libya border
Tunisian forces killed 21 jihadists who attacked police and army posts near the Libyan border on Monday in a new spillover of violence that...
Oil rises after Saudi Arabia reiterates willing to work with non-OPEC
Oil prices turned around to rally on Monday after the Saudi Arabian cabinet said in a statement the kingdom remained ready to work with...
Oman's top diplomat meets Assad in rare Syria visit
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Oman's top diplomat, Yussef bin Alawi, in Damascus on Monday, in a rare visit for a Gulf official...
Different people and bodies blamed for Saudi hospital fire deaths
Accusations flew over who was to blame for the deaths of at least 24 people in a Saudi hospital fire, with one official saying...
Egypt detains activist blogger amid new wave of arrests
An Egyptian activist and blogger known for documenting police abuse was detained Wednesday, security officials said in the latest in a new wave of...
Evacuation talks under way for besieged Syria town, says Red Cross
Humanitarian groups are negotiating with all sides for the evacuation of 400 people, many starving, from the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, the Red...
Jordan allows passage to 800 Syrian civil defence workers on humanitarian grounds
Jordan said on Sunday that it had allowed the UN to arrange the entry and passage of 800 Syrian civil defence workers whose lives...
Jubeir and Kerry discuss fight against ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held an impromptu meeting on Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and talked about the need to...
Trump says he would 'absolutely' implement Muslim database
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has voiced support for creating a mandatory database to track Muslims in the United States — the latest in...
Three killed, 41 wounded in Taliban truck bomb in Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents set off a truck bomb on Tuesday in an attack on Afghan army commandos, killing three people...
