The Saudi-led Arab coalition intercepted and downed on Thursday morning two drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militias towards Saudi Arabia. Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Mali... Read more

Egypt said on Thursday it would invest 5.23 billion Egyptian pounds ($315 million) in the Sinai Peninsula in fiscal 2019-20, a 75% rise on the year, in a venture officials say is intended to... Read more

Iraqi security forces killed six Islamic State militants in the province of Diyala, Iraq’s Joint Operations Command of Defense Ministry announced on Thursday. The clashes took place between... Read more

Turkish authorities must immediately release the seven journalists who were detained by police since August 19, as well as all journalists jailed for their work, the Committee to Protect Jou... Read more

Iran’s president struck a muscular tone on dealings with the U.S., saying Thursday that “talks are useless” as Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers crumbles further. President Hassan Rouh... Read more

Abdalla Hamdok has been sworn in as prime minister of Sudan’s new transitional government. He called on Wednesday for the establishment of a pluralistic democracy, as he touched down in Khar... Read more

Egyptian security forces killed 11 terrorist elements in northern Sinai, said the Interior Ministry on Tuesday. In a statement, it said it had received information about insurgents hiding at... Read more

A militant and a police officer were killed in a gun battle in Indian Kashmir, police said Wednesday, as tensions simmered in the besieged territory. The clash in north Kashmir’s Baram... Read more

An Iranian oil tanker has broken down in the Red Sea but the crew are safe and repairs are underway, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday. “The ship’s crew are fixing the defe... Read more

Visiting German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer stressed her country’s support for the Iraqi army, noting that Daesh elements are still there despite the end of military op... Read more

China’s special envoy to Syria said on Tuesday that there was a danger of Daesh forces reviving in Syria and called for progress in the political process between President Bahshar el A... Read more

Russia has military servicemen stationed on the ground in Syria’s region of Idlib and is following the situation there closely, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday. Attack... Read more

Russia has expressed desire to coordinate with France in the efforts aiming to communicate with the warring parties in Libya in order to deescalate the current conflict. Russia’s President V... Read more