Middle East

Multiple suicide blasts hit Saudi Arabia; four killed

  by Ian Timberlake RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) --  At least four people died in suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia…

Israelis bury their dead amid rising tensions, Israeli minister accuses Facebook of hindering security

Israelis in Jerusalem attended a funeral procession for an Israeli killed in a car crash on Friday (July 1) caused…

Israel wins UN committee chair

United Nations, United States---Israel on Monday was elected to chair a United Nations committee for the first time in the…

IS claims Orlando shooting in radio bulletin

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) --The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the Orlando shooting that killed 50 people, saying in a…

U.S. Navy “getting job done” in air campaign against IS, says admiral

U.S. Navy fighter jets flying from an aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea bombed 16 new Islamic State targets…

U.N. chief faced funding cut-off, fatwa risk over Saudis: sources

Muslim allies of Saudi Arabia piled pressure on U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon over the blacklisting of a Saudi-led coalition for…

Saudi reform plan aims for revenue surge, salary clamp-down

Saudi Arabia plans to more than triple the government's non-oil revenues and clamp down on public-sector salaries over the next…

Iran: Saudi the real ‘terrorism sponsor’

Iranian flags. (File photo)   Tehran, Iran (AFP)---Tehran on Sunday dismissed its renewed blacklisting by Washington as a state sponsor…

Israeli police recommend charges against Netanyahu’s wife – reports

Israeli police on Sunday (May 29) recommended bringing criminal charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara, Israeli media said,…

IS claims deadly Yemen bombings

Aden, Yemen (AFP)---The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed responsibility for twin bombings against the Yemeni army which killed 41…

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