In a royal decree issued on June 21, 2017, King Salman ousts his nephew as crown prince and installs his 31-year-old son, Mohammed, as his heir. Widely known as MBS, Prince Mohammed retains his role as defence minister. The move caps a meteoric rise for the young prince. It comes at the start of a major fallout with Qatar.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara was yesterday charged with fraud and breach of trust after a lengthy police probe into allegations she falsely claimed meals worth $100,000, the justice ministry said.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his ruling AK Party could seek to form a coalition if it fails to secure a parliamentary majority in Sunday's elections, a prospect which has unsettled investors who fear it could lead to political deadlock.

Yemeni forces seized Hodeida airport yesterday in a major step towards retaking the rebel-held port city after a week of fighting that has

As many as 192 passengers could be missing after a ferry sank into the depths of a volcanic lake in Indonesia, the search-and-rescue

Several dozen rockets and mortar bombs launched at Israel by Palestinians in Gaza, and Israeli air strikes on the enclave's dominant

UAE-backed Yemeni government forces fought their way into Hodeida airport yesterday, pressing an offensive that has seen some of the

Warplanes struck an opposition-held area in Syria's southwestern Deraa province yesterday, a war monitor and local activists reported, a

The search for victims of a ferry that sank in the lake of an ancient supervolcano crater in Indonesia will resume today with divers and

Two Bangladeshi men were burnt to death as a fire broke out in a fume factory in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, last Saturday.

Hundreds of Afghan peace marchers arrived exhausted in the capital, Kabul, yesterday after spending the fasting month of Ramadan crossing the sun-baked, war-torn country, much of it under Taliban control.

UN ceasefire efforts in Yemen appeared to have fizzled yesterday, raising fears for civilians as Saudi-backed pro-government forces press an offensive to retake the key rebel-held port city of Hodeida.

A militia opposed to Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar yesterday attacked eastern oil sites under his control, setting fire to at least

Yemeni pro-government forces were locked in heavy fighting with rebels that left 39 people dead yesterday, as they pressed a Saudi and UAE-backed offensive to retake the key aid hub of Hodeida.

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by a strong majority of 120 countries an Arab-backed resolution condemning Israel for Palestinian deaths in Gaza and rejected a US bid to blame Hamas for the violence.

The UN General Assembly condemns Israel for excessive use of force against Palestinian civilians and asked UN chief Antonio Guterres to recommend an "international protection mechanism" for occupied Palestinian territory.

A Saudi-led alliance of Arab states launched the largest assault of Yemen's war yesterday with an attack on the main port city, aiming

The Taliban told "American invaders" to leave Afghanistan in an announcement marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan,

Iraqi nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iranian-backed militia chief Hadi al-Amiri were set yesterday to lead talks to form a

Saudi air defences yesterday intercepted a ballistic missile over the southern city of Jizan after being fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition said. No casualties were reported.