U.N. looks to end Syria's war with a gentleman's agreement
Dismissed by critics as a diplomatic dandy, hailed by allies as a creative consensus-builder, Staffan de Mistura takes the hot seat in Geneva on...
How Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy
In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company executives and foreign consultants gathered in a luxury Riyadh hotel to discuss how Saudi Arabia's economy...
Saudi-led coalition and Yemen deny Iran embassy hit in Sanaa
The Saudi-led coalition and Yemen's foreign ministry denied Iran's accusation that Saudi warplanes had hit its embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa.
Iran on...
Tillerson attends landmark Saudi, Iraq meeting
Riyadh, Oct 22, 2017 (AFP) - Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson attended a landmark meeting Sunday between Saudi Arabia and Iraq aimed at upgrading...
Maj. Gen. Al-Shahrani, commander of the 18th brigade, martyred
RIYADH — Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman bin Saad Al-Shahrani (Abu Jarfah), commander of the18th Brigade of the Land Forces, was martyred on Sunday when...
Palestinians trapped in collapsed Gaza tunnel
Six Palestinians were trapped and another was missing Thursday after a Gaza smuggling tunnel collapsed, a local civil defence official said.
He described the underground...
Gunmen in Syria kill commander of rebel group
Syrian activists and an official with an ultraconservative rebel group say gunmen have shot and killed the group's commander the main central province.
Labib al-Nahhas...
Bahrain sentences three to life in prison for attack on police
Bahrain's High Criminal Court sentenced three unnamed defendants to life imprisonment on charges of attempting to murder policemen with an improvised bomb, state news...
NYC imam murdered, families seek answers
As the families of a slain New York City mosque leader and his associate make funeral arrangements and continue their quest for answers in...
OPEC fails to agree production ceiling after Iran pledges output boost
OPEC members failed to agree an oil production ceiling on Friday at a meeting that ended in acrimony, after Iran said it would not...
