Saudi Arabia says cinemas will be allowed from early 2018
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that public cinemas would be allowed in the conservative kingdom for the first time in over 35 years, and...
Iran foreign minister defends missile programme, asks European support
Iran's foreign minister on Monday defended its ballistic missile programme and urged European countries not to be influenced by U.S. President Donald Trump's confrontational...
EU tells Netanyahu it rejects Trump’s Jerusalem move
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe to ask allies to join the United States in recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but was...
Senior Saudi prince condemns Trump’s “opportunistic” Jerusalem move
Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in one of the sharpest...
U.N. Middle East envoy warns risk of violent escalation
United Nations Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov warned on Friday that there was a risk of violent escalation in response to U.S. President Donald...
After stinging Athens, Turkey’s Erdogan woos crowds in northern Greece
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gave out toy cars and dolls to children on the final leg of a visit to Greece on Friday, a...
Egyptian Muslim leader rejects meeting with U.S. Pence over Jerusalem
One of Egypt's top Muslim leaders, the Imam of Al Azhar mosque, rejected a meeting requested by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in protest...
At least 45 killed in ethnic fighting in South Sudan
At least 45 people have died in fighting between ethnic groups in South Sudan's northern state of Western Lakes, a local official said, in...
Turkish academic on lengthy hunger strike appeals jail term
A sacked Turkish professor who has been on hunger strike for almost nine months and is barely half her original weight said on Wednesday...
“Glimmer of hope” as food and fuel arrives in Yemen ports
A blockade of Yemen's key ports appeared to have been broken on Wednesday as ships arrived with food and fuel for the desperate population,...
