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Bahrain Warns Protesters After Deadly Crackdown

Bahrain on Wednesday warned people against holding protests a day after police shot dead five demonstrators in the home...

Headlines

Saudi Defends Bahrain’s Deadly Crackdown

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday defended the actions of Bahraini authorities who opened fire on a protest by supporters of a...

Headlines

Trump Slams Iran In First Foreign Speech

US President Donald Trump made a 30-minute speech on Sunday in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on his first foreign...

Headlines

As Trump Sets Out, US and Saudi Arabia Blacklist ‘terrorist’

As US President Donald Trump prepared to head to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Washington and Riyadh issued their first...

Headlines

Norwegian Refugee Council Staff Released In Yemen

Seven people detained in a rebel-held part of Yemen for using recycled boxes originating in Saudi Arabia to distribute...

International

Food Crisis Could Become Famine This Year, UN Warns

The conflict-driven food crisis in Yemen could become a full-blown famine this year, the UN's humanitarian chief has...

Opinion

Sudan Opposition Leader Back From Exile To ‘end War’

Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese opposition leader and ex-prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi returned from exile Thursday, more...

Opinion

Sudan Opposition Chief Mahdi To Return From Exile

Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese opposition leader and ex-prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi will return to the country on Thursday...

International

Saudi Rejects Interference In Yemen

Saudi Arabia is determined to prevent external "interference" in neighbouring war-torn Yemen, King Salman said in an...

Top Stories

Nov. 17 World News Summary At 0030 GMT

LONDON — A London tram was travelling at 70 km/h when it derailed and overturned on a bend with a speed limit of 20...

International

Solving the Middle East’s Many Problems

The next US President will have a lot of global challenges to deal with, and the Middle East is one of them. Here's...

International

Isis, Clinton Foundation Both Funded By Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Wealthy officials from Qatar and Saudi Arabia who donated money to Hillary Clinton's charitable foundation also...

International

Saudis Blame Funeral Hall Bombing On Mistake

The Saudi-led coalition bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen has said it attacked a funeral hall in the capital, Sanaa, based...