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Gulf Crisis Leaves Allies In Difficult Spot
The unprecedented crisis between Qatar and four of its Gulf neighbours including Saudi Arabia is causing a conflict of...
After Fleeing Mosul, Displaced Face Arrest Over Alleged IS Ties
After fleeing the battleground city of Mosul, Yusra Mohammed says her children were detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces...
Arab Israeli Killed During Clashes With Police
A young Arab Israeli man was killed during clashes in central Israel after protesters attempted to storm a police...
Trump Appears To Support Isolation of Qatar
US President Donald Trump Tuesday linked Arab moves to isolate Qatar to his recent Middle East trip, showing little...
‘Eerie’ Calm Settles Over Qatar’s Deserted Airport
Qatar's state-of-the-art Hamad International bills itself as one of the most luxurious airports in the world -- but on...
How Syria’s Raqa Resisted IS Rule
Secret dates, dead-drops and "bullet-free" maths lessons: these are just some of the ways residents of the Islamic...
Thousands of Rodents Swarm Myanmar Villages
Thousands of rats have descended on villages on an island in southern Myanmar, a local official said on Tuesday, in...
Qatar Flight Ban Begins, First Efforts Seen To Resolve Crisis
A ban on Qatari flights imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies took effect Tuesday as first efforts were made to...
UN Accuses IS of Executing 163 Civilians In Mosul On June 1
The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday accused the Islamic State group of murdering 163 civilians to prevent...
14 Protesters Face Execution In Saudi
Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 citizens, all Shiites, after a "grossly unfair trial" linked to political protests,...
Qatar Flight Ban Begins As Crisis Grows
Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...
Philippines Halts Workers’ Deployment To Qatar
The Philippines on Tuesday halted the deployment of workers to Qatar as the gas-rich Gulf state grappled with a...
UAE Demands Guarantees Before Mending Qatar Ties
The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that Qatar would need to provide a "guaranteed roadmap" before it would...
Yemen Rebels To Boycott UN Envoy
Rebels who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa have said they will have no further dealings with a UN envoy who has...
Thais Jail Singapore Bank ‘note’ Robber For 14 Months
A Thai court on Tuesday sentenced a Canadian man to 14 months in jail for crimes linked to a rare bank robbery in...
Qatari Planes Banned From Egyptian and Saudi Air Space
Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens...
Qatar Faces Airspace Ban As Crisis With Neighbours Grows
Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...
Arundhati Roy Releases First Novel In 20 Years
Arundhati Roy's eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale Tuesday, two decades after her prize-winning debut "The God...
US Approves $1.4 Bn Slice of Massive Saudi Arms Deal
The United States approved two large military contracts totalling more than $1.4 billion on Monday after promising...