Italian ports closed for migrant ships amid coronavirus
On Tuesday, the Italian ports were closed for migrant ships amid Coronavirus epidemic, the government has ruled.
The decision was taken after a ship operated...
Gaza Strip gets first new hospital in a decade, two more due this year
The Gaza Strip's struggling healthcare system will get some much needed help in 2016 after the first new hospital in a decade opened its...
Sectarian hate takes root as Yemen anti-Houthi forces push on Sanaa
Mohsen Saleh al-Muradi does not just want to drive the Shi'ite Houthi fighters out of Yemen's capital 130 km (80 miles) from his home...
British people 'ignorant of Saudi human rights successes', says minister
A British government minister has urged Saudi Arabia to do a “better job” of trumpeting its human rights successes during an official visit to...
U.S. soldiers in Syria to back anti-ISIS Kurds
U.S. soldiers are in Kobane, the town in northern Syria nearly destroyed in fierce fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group,...
Saudi Arabia isn’t flooding oil market ahead of freeze talks
Saudi Arabia's oil production hit a record in July, according to published statistics, and is likely to hit another in August, according to industry...
ISIS can draw on veteran jihadists and ex-Iraq army officers for leadership
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, one of the world's most wanted men, is counting on veteran jihadis and former Iraqi army officers who...
Moscow Can Resolve Syrian War 'Thanks to Historic Ties With the Arab World'
Russia may have finally found a way to resolve the Syrian crisis, according to Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah, who also addressed...
High-profile Islamic militant executed in Egypt
Hisham el-Ashmawi, a former Egyptian special forces officer turned Islamic militant, was executed on Wednesday.
He was sentenced to death by a military court in...
Iran 'on track with nuclear deal'
The US says Iran has taken a "significant step" towards meeting its nuclear commitments, by sending a large quantity of uranium abroad.
Secretary of State...
