10 Yemeni ex-Guantanamo inmates arrive in Oman: ministry
Ten former inmates at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay arrived in Oman Thursday for a "temporary stay" as Washington vies to close...
Iraqi cleric Sadr meets pro-Iran Amiri after election win
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose political bloc was declared the winner of Iraq's parliamentary election, met Hadi al-Amiri, leader of a pro-Iran bloc, on...
Saudi Arabia allocates scholarships for 3,000 Syrian students
The Saudi government said Wednesday it would be sponsoring 3,000 students in various public academic institutions of higher education in the Kingdom.
The Saudi Ministry...
Government bombing of Damascus suburbs kills more than 100
Government forces bombed the northeastern suburbs of the Syrian capital for a second straight day on Tuesday, killing more than 100 people and raising...
Eleven migrants drown after boat sinks off Turkey’s western coast
Eleven people drowned while seven others were rescued from the sea after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast, Turkish...
Turkey's Erdogan says does not want escalation after Russian jet downed
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey did not want any escalation after it shot down a Russian fighter jet, saying it had acted...
GCC leaders slam ‘hostile, racist’ rhetoric against Muslims, refugees
Gulf Arab leaders condemned “hostile, racist” remarks against Muslims and Syrian refugees in a statement issued on Thursday, days after Republican presidential candidate Donald...
Al-Qaeda fighters quit Yemen town of Jaar, still in Zinjibar
Al Qaeda fighters who fought their way into the southern Yemeni town of Jaar on Wednesday have withdrawn and police are back in control, although...
Saudi media throws weight behind Iran's Arab separatists
Saudi Arabia continued its recent media campaign against Iran on Sunday after its state-run news agency ran a report on a rally in Austria...
Tunisia says suicide bomber carried out bus attack claimed by Islamic State
Tunisian authorities said on Wednesday a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with plastic explosive blew up a presidential guard bus a day earlier,...
