Saudi Patriot 'intercepts' Scud fired from Sanaa, Yemen
A Patriot missile shot down a Scud fired from the Yemeni capital towards southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition told AFP, the...
Dutch anti-Islam MP in court on hate speech charges
Far-right anti-immigrant Dutch MP Geert Wilders appeared before a top security court Friday for a hearing ahead of his trial later this year on...
“Hirak” first birthday in Algeria
This weekend marks a year since the birth of the protest movement known as "Hirak" in Algeria.
Anti-regime protesters have designated Friday and Saturday a...
Iraqi court orders arrest of ballot box storage site fire suspects
An Iraqi court has ordered the arrest of four people accused of setting fire to a storage site housing ballot boxes from a May...
2.5% tax on unused urban land
In a landmark decision to address the growing housing shortage and to make homes more affordable, the Council of Ministers on Monday approved a...
Palestinian president says he is in good health after tests
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he has undergone medical tests while in the United States and that he is in good health.
Speaking on Palestine...
Top China paper says U.S., Russia playing Cold War game in Syria
China's top newspaper on Tuesday accused both the United States and Russia of replaying their Cold War rivalry by engaging in military action in...
Saudi-led operations besiege Shiite rebels: Bab al-Mandab Strait
Emirati soldiers, taking part in the Saudi-led operations against Shiite Huthi rebels, stand during rehabilitation and demining operations at the Al-Anad airbase in the...
Al-Qaeda in Syria claims downing two Russian drones
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front said it had downed two Russian reconnaissance drones over a military airport it controls in northwest Syria.
If confirmed, the...
EU and Turkey strike deal to send back migrants
EU leaders approved a controversial deal with Turkey to curb the huge flow of asylum seekers to Europe, with all migrants arriving in Greece...
