Middle East

Saudi King Salman appointed Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef as his new heir on Wednesday and made his son, Defence…

A militant cell involving two Syrians and a Saudi citizen planned a suicide car bombing against the US embassy in…

At least 15 people were killed in heavy fighting between Houthi fighters and tribesmen in the oil-producing Marib province in…

A Kuwaiti court sentenced an activist to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for tweeting about how to make molotovs, according…

Former US President Jimmy Carter will arrive in the Gaza Strip this Thursday to meet with officials from the Islamic…

Ultra-radical Islamic State insurgents have killed at least 2,154 people off the battlefield in Syria since the end of June…

Gulf Arab leaders will meet in Saudi Arabia next week to prepare for a May summit with US President Barack…

A United Nations inquiry blamed the Israeli military on Monday for seven attacks on UN schools in Gaza that were…

Islamic State militants have slit the throats of five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern part…

The humanitarian situation in Yemen has become catastrophic, the Red Cross said on Monday, as Saudi-led aircraft pounded Iran-allied Houthi…