Middle East
‘Ive never felt this happy’: Druze hostages freed from Islamic State in Syria’s Sweida
A group of Druze women and children, abducted in July from Sweida by IS group, pose for a picture as..
What a Democrat-controlled US House could mean for the Middle East
This week's US mid-term elections promised what the media called a "blue wave" of support for D..
Saudi Arabia isn’t out of the woods but Woods is out of Saudi Arabia
Tiger Woods has reportedly forgone his biggest ever overseas appearance fee to withdraw from a Saudi..
22 Syrian rebels dead in regime attack on truce zone, 11 sentenced to death
Syrian government forces killed 22 rebels overnight near Idlib province, in the deadliest such attac..
Tariq Ramadan denied release for fourth time
The fourth request to release rape-accused Tariq Ramadan was rejected, AFP learned on Thursday from ..
Fake ‘reporter’ tries to hack into prominent Saudi dissident’s computer: Report
Recent report says spyware usage has increased in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain (Re..
Palestinians ‘cast to the margins’ as Israel deepens ties to Gulf states
A few days after a visit to Oman, Yisrael Katz (left) said Israel has 'a lot to offer' Gul..
Russia, US and Jordan in talks on emptying Syria’s Rukban refugee camp
Jordan said on Thursday it was in talks with Washington and Moscow to empty a desert camp used by 50..
Rights groups call on Mauritania to release jailed blogger
Rights groups accuse Mauritania's government of showing 'serious contempt for the rule of ..
Family of Palestinian fisherman shot at sea say Egyptian forces responsible
Relatives gather around the body of 32-year-old Mustafa Abu Odah, killed a day earlier while at sea ..