Yemeni rebels target airport in Najran with armed drone a week after coordinated strikes on a Saudi oil pipeline. Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they launched...

Qatar said on Tuesday it had allocated $480 million in aid to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority to support education and health services and provide...

Decision by Turkey’s high election board to stage repeat of last month’s local elections slammed by Western critics. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed...

US secretary of state makes unannounced Baghdad stop on eve of first anniversary since pullout from Iran nuclear deal. The top diplomat of the United...

At least 207 people have been killed and more than 450 injured in Sri Lanka after suicide bombers from a religious extremist group struck...

The United Nations refugee agency evacuated 325 refugees from a detention centre on the southern outskirts of Tripoli amid escalating violence near the Libyan...

Foreign minister defiant over US move to stem Islamic Republic’s oil revenue stream by ending sanctions waivers. Iran will continue to find international buyers for...

Mostly civilians among the dead in the massive explosion, the cause of which was not immediately clear. A powerful explosion on Wednesday in Syria’s rebel-held...

Those barred include former close adviser to MBS and alleged leader of the 15-man squad that carried out the killing. The US State Department has...

WASHINGTON: US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has announced a major breakthrough in efforts for ending war in Afghanistan, saying that representatives of the Afghan...

Tehran declares the US ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ in tit-for-tat move, while Rouhani vows to defend the elite forces. President Hassan Rouhani has defended the...

Record-breaking demand a market vote of confidence for oil giant but some investors are worried about gov’t influence. Orders for Saudi Aramco’s debut international bond...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AKP party on Tuesday said it will seek a re-run of Istanbul’s disputed mayoral election after the ruling party...

Palestinian rocket fired at southern Israel, which responds with an air strike, but truce appears to hold on Wednesday. Gaza City - A Palestinian rocket...

Ankara’s stop-gap move to restore confidence in lira helped send London overnight swap rate rocketing to 1,200 percent. Turkey will keep directing its banks to...

By Hamza Mohamed Black boxes from crashed plane to be sent abroad because Ethiopia lacks facilities for necessary analysis, says official Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The...

A map of the Syrian war showing who controls what after seven years of fighting. Since March 2011, fighting in Syria has killed an estimated...

But President Trump vows to veto the move as pressure intensifies on UAE-Saudi coalition to end the devastating war. by William Roberts Washington, DC - The...

Warning comes a week after Israel said its navy could act against Iranian oil ‘smuggling’ to evade US sanctions. Iran will respond firmly to any...

FEATURE/OSAMA BIN LADEN Former fighter Abdullah Anas says it is important to separate between post 9/11 ‘jihadism’ and concept of ‘jihad’. By Madeline Roache London, United Kingdom...