At least four civilians were killed and 21 injured in Israeli missile strikes near the Syrian cities of Damascus and Homs, Syrian state media said. The Syrian military responded to missiles launched by Israeli warplanes, the Sana news…

The US Embassy in Tunisia closed doors to the public on Monday due to security reasons. "Due to security concerns, the US Embassy will be closed to the public on Monday, July 1st, except for emergency services," the embassy said in a…

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and one of the world’s richest men, has written a furious poem denouncing treachery and betrayal after his wife, Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, the daughter of the late King of…

US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday and agreed to revive talks on the pariah nation's nuclear program. Trump, pressing his bid for a legacy-defining accord,…

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi is in critical condition after being rushed to hospital today, a close aide said on Twitter. Essebsi, 92, was taken to a military hospital after suffering what the presidency called a "severe…

Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in the capital of Tunisia with one person dead. The double attack has caused multiple casualties in Tunis and claimed the life of one person. After one bomber hit a police car, a second…

Voters in Turkey's largest city rallied their support behind opposition Nation Alliance candidate Republican People's Party's (CHP) Ekrem Imamoğlu in the greatly anticipated Istanbul mayoral election rerun. According to unofficial…

US military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional military strike in response to Iran's downing of a U.S. surveillance…

A US military surveillance drone has been shot down by Iranian forces while flying over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the drone had violated Iranian airspace. But US military said it had been…

There is credible evidence warranting further investigation that Prince Mohammed bin Salman is among high-level Saudi officials liable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a UN special rapporteur has concluded. "It is the…

Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi has died after appearing in court, according to state media. State TV on Monday reported that Morsi fainted after a court session and died afterwards. "He was speaking before the judge for 20…

Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority (GEA) on Thursday denied it had given the green light for the opening of a nightclub in the coastal city of Jeddah. In a statement posted on its official Twitter account, the GEA announced…

Several of crew members have been rescued after abandoning two oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman. Ship operators said 21 crew on board the Kokuka Courageous and 23 on the Front Altair had been evacuated. Iran rescued…

Yemen's Houthi movement carried out an attack on Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia with a cruise missile, the group's Almasira TV reported early on Wednesday. The latest attack, which is yet to be confirmed by the Saudis, comes a day after…

Sudanese doctors say paramilitaries carried out more than 70 rapes during an attack on a protest camp in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, a week ago. Over 100 people were killed and as many as 700 injured in the attack last Monday on a…

The Syrian footballer who became a symbolic figure in the rebellion against the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, died Saturday of wounds suffered in a battle with government forces. Abdul Baset al-Sarout, 27, who rose to fame as a…

A US federal judge ordered on Friday George Nader, who served as an “informal” Donald Trump advisor and who cooperated with Mueller's investigation to remain in jail until his trial on child pornography charges. George Aref Nader is…

Over nine protesters were killed and several others injured on Monday when the Sudanese military opened fire to break up a sit-in in Khartoum, according to a local doctors' union. Protesters had congregated outside the Defense Ministry…

Israeli aircraft have struck Syrian army targets after rockets were fired at the occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military says. Three Syrian soldiers were killed in the overnight strike, Syrian state media said on Sunday. Israel…

Over a dozen civilians were killed on Tuesday as the Syrian government continued its relentless bombardment against the last rebel stronghold in the country's northwest. The latest attacks came as the United Nationsdenounced world powers…