Khashoggi murder trial opens in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's attorney general sought the death penalty for five of 11 defendants charged with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as their high-profile trial opened in Riyadh yesterday.
3 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Syria rebel-jihadist clashes kill dozens

Clashes between jihadists and rebels raged yesterday inside Syria's last major opposition bastion for a third day, a monitor said, as the death toll mounted to more than 70 fighters.
3 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Men transporting 'remains' in bags

A Turkish television station has broadcast CCTV footage showing men carrying cases and bags which it says contained slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's body parts.
31 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Yemen rebels begin Hodeida withdrawal

Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, the country's key aid lifeline, under an agreement reached in Sweden earlier this month, a UN official said yesterday.
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM

'We are not in crisis'

Saudi Arabia's new foreign minister struck a note of defiance Friday in the face of international outrage over critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder, denying the kingdom was in crisis and that his predecessor had been demoted.
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Civilian exodus from IS's last Syria bastion

Thousands of civilians, mostly relatives of jihadist fighters, are fleeing the Islamic State group's last stronghold in eastern Syria, a war monitor said yesterday.
27 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Civilian exodus from IS's last Syria bastion

Thousands of civilians, mostly relatives of jihadist fighters, are fleeing the Islamic State group's last stronghold in eastern Syria, a war monitor said yesterday.
27 December 2018, 18:00 PM

CABINET RESHUFFLE: Saudi king appoints new FM

King Salman of Saudi Arabia ordered a major government reshuffle yesterday, replacing the ministers of foreign affairs and information, a royal decree said.
27 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Syria shoots down Israeli missiles

Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles near the capital Damascus on Tuesday, local state media reported, while Israel said it was protecting itself from anti-aircraft fire.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Iran holds talks with Taliban

Iran has met with the Afghan Taliban, a top Iranian security official said yesterday according to the Tasnim news agency, just days after the militants attended reconciliation talks in the UAE.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel okays plans for 2,200 settler homes

Israeli authorities have advanced plans for nearly 2,200 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said yesterday, the first such approvals since snap polls were called earlier this week.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Syria says Israeli planes attack hit arms depot near Damascus

Israeli war planes attack with missiles unspecified targets near Damascus, the Syrian capital, and injured three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media reports quoting a military source.
26 December 2018, 04:28 AM

US sanctions to hit Iran's growth

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani yesterday presented a $47 billion state budget with increased spending on lower income groups, saying US sanctions would affect people's lives and economic growth but not bring the government to its knees.
25 December 2018, 18:00 PM

US sanctions to hit Iran's growth

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani yesterday presented a $47 billion state budget with increased spending on lower income groups, saying US sanctions would affect people's lives and economic growth but not bring the government to its knees.
25 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Attackers hit Libya foreign ministry

Suicide attackers stormed the Libyan foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli yesterday, killing at least three people including a senior civil servant, the authorities said.
25 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Israel to hold early elections in April

Israel's government yesterday decided to hold early elections in April with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struggling to keep together a one-seat majority in parliament as he also
24 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Blasts kill 13 near presidential palace

At least 13 people were killed and 17 wounded in a car bomb attack claimed by al-Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab close to the
22 December 2018, 18:00 PM

KHASHOGGI MURDER: Saudi Arabia modifies intelligence service

Saudi Arabia yesterday announced the creation of three new government bodies aimed at improving the country's intelligence operations in the wake of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which has sparked international outrage.
21 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Egypt acquits 43 in NGO foreign funding retrial

A court yesterday acquitted 43 NGO staff accused of receiving illicit foreign funds to stir up unrest during Egypt's 2011 uprising, a judge
20 December 2018, 18:00 PM

'Positive' results from US-Taliban talks: UAE

The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that reconciliation talks it hosted between the United States and Taliban officials from
20 December 2018, 18:00 PM