UAE eases restrictions on some Qatari media

The United Arab Emirates is easing restrictions on some Qatari media.
23 July 2017

Israel under fire over holy site

The Arab League yesterday accused Israel of "playing with fire" with new security measures at a highly sensitive
23 July 2017

US air strike kills 16 Afghan cops

A US airstrike has killed 16 policemen in Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, the latest setback to Washington's
22 July 2017

Qatar emir says ready for talks to solve Gulf crisis

Qatar's ruler said Friday that the Gulf emirate is ready for talks to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led bloc so
22 July 2017

3 Palestinians killed amid tensions at Jerusalem holy site

Palestinian worshippers clash with Israeli security forces outside a Jerusalem shrine in violence prompted by the installation of metal detectors at its entry point, and at least three Palestinians are killed.
21 July 2017

US SC exempts grandparents, grandkids

The Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump's government a fresh setback Wednesday, saying its controversial travel ban cannot
20 July 2017

Saudi prince arrested over 'abuse video'

A Saudi prince was arrested yesterday on King Salman's order, a state-run broadcaster reported, as outrage grew on social media over
20 July 2017

Kuwait expels Iran diplomats

Kuwait yesterday expelled Iranian diplomats and closed some embassy missions after the emirate's top court convicted a "terror" cell of
20 July 2017

Rebels kill 28 regime fighters in Syria

At least 28 Syrian government soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed Wednesday in a rebel ambush in the Eastern Ghouta region
20 July 2017

Saudi woman in miniskirt video released without charge

Saudi Arabia announces that a woman who was detained after wearing a miniskirt in a video that went viral has been released without charge.
20 July 2017

Saudi-led bloc drops list of Qatar demands

Four Arab nations that cut ties with Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last month.
19 July 2017

Air strike kills 20 Yemeni civilians

At least 20 Yemeni civilians were killed and many others were wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a
19 July 2017

30 civilians dead in anti-IS strikes

At least 30 civilians were killed yesterday in separate bombing raids by the US-led coalition and pro-regime warplanes
19 July 2017

Iran threatens response to US sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday that Tehran would "respond appropriately" to new US sanctions but
19 July 2017

Saudi police arrest woman for skirt video

A Saudi woman has been arrested for a video that was widely shared online which showed her strolling along an empty street wearing a skirt and crop top, Saudi state TV channel Ekhbariya reports.
19 July 2017

Egypt to end visas on arrival for Qataris

Egypt said it would end visas on arrival for Qatari citizens as a dispute between four Arab states and the Gulf emirate
18 July 2017

Afghan civilian deaths hit new high: UN

The people of war-torn Afghanistan continue to bear the brunt of the grinding conflict with civilian deaths at their worst since records
17 July 2017

EU puts sanctions on Syrian scientists

The European Union imposed sanctions on 16 Syrian scientists and military officials yesterday for their suspected involvement in a
17 July 2017

Baghdadi certainly alive: Kurd official

A top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said yesterday he was 99 percent sure that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive
17 July 2017

Border attack from Pak kills 2 Iranians

Two Iranian civilians were killed in a cross-border attack by Pakistani insurgents, the Revolutionary Guards said. The insurgent group was
16 July 2017