Live

Middle East

Saudi Arabia releases two princes detained in anti-corruption probe

Sat Dec 30, 2017 11:16:02

Last week, a Saudi newspaper reported that 23 of the more than 200 royals, officials and businessmen detained in the probe were released

Israel officially announces withdrawal from UNESCO

Sat Dec 30, 2017 08:41:21

The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has confirmed receiving Israel's official letter announcing the regime's withdrawal from the UN cultural body.

Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi reconnaissance drone over Hajjah

Sat Dec 30, 2017 08:31:34

Yemeni army soldiers, supported by allied fighters from the Houthi Ansarullah movement, have managed to shoot down a Saudi unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as it was on a reconnaissance mission in Yemen’s northwestern province of Hajjah.

Terrorists bused out of southwestern countryside of Damascus to Idlib

Sat Dec 30, 2017 08:28:18

A group of Nusra Front terrorists have been bussed out of two villages in the southwestern countryside of Damascus under an evacuation deal with the Syrian government. The terrorists were forced to leave the area after the Syrian army made significant gains near the Syrian capital. Our correspondent Mohamad Ali has the details.

WHO, WFP and UNICEF: Yemen’s families cannot withstand another day of war, let alone another 1,000

Sat Dec 30, 2017 08:13:38

WHO, WFP and UNICEF appeal for humanitarian access and an end to conflict, as 75 per cent of population now in need of urgent assistance

‘Absurd war’: Saudi-led air raids kill 68 Yemen civilians in one day – UN

Thu Dec 28, 2017 14:57:22

Over 80 percent of Yemen’s population lacks food, clean water, healthcare and fuel.

40 dead, dozens wounded in multiple Kabul blasts

Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:57:31

At least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple blasts at a Shia cultural center in Kabul on Thursday, officials said, in the latest deadly violence to hit the Afghan capital.

Turkey detains 38 ISIS suspects - agency

Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:07:14

Turkish police detained 38 people, some of them Syrian citizens, over suspected links to ISIS in an operation on Thursday in the northwestern province of Bursa, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.

ISIS fighter with American accent urges supporters to take advantage of U.S. gun laws

Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:57:26

In a video released Wednesday by the ISIS, a one-legged fighter identified by the group as an American calls on Muslims in the United States to “take advantage” of the country’s gun laws to obtain weapons and carry out attacks.

Was Yemen the most important story of 2017 and why was it under-reported?

Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:24:58

According to the UNHCR, there are now 1,439,100 internally displaced people in Yemen and 82 percent of Yemen's population — a total of 21.2 million people — are in need of humanitarian assistance.

171 - 180 of 20180