US Defense Secretary Mattis Visits Strategic Djibouti
US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived Sunday for a short visit to Djibouti, a strategically important country on the Horn ...
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UN Urges Saudi Coalition Not To Bomb Yemen Port
The United Nations called Thursday on the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen not to bomb the rebel-held port of Hodeida, ...
US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington ...
Mattis In Riyadh To Boost US-Saudi Alliance
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both seeing a common ...
Key Leopard Population ‘crashing’, Study Warns
The leopard population in a region of South Africa once thick with the big cats is crashing, and could be ...
Filipino Expats In Gulf Look To Hardman Duterte
With more than a million Filipino workers spread across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, it is small wonder that President ...
Killers of Saudi-Based Ghanaian Diplomat To Be Sentenced Next Week
Five men were arrested for kidnapping and killing a Ghanaian diplomat in Jeddah The Criminal Court in Jeddah is expected ...
US Conducts Around 20 More Strikes In Yemen
US aircraft have conducted about 20 additional air strikes on Al-Qaeda in Yemen in recent days, the Pentagon said Monday, ...
Qaeda Claims Suicide Bombing In South Yemen
Al-Qaeda on Friday claimed responsibility for a recent deadly attack on a government building in southern Yemen, which involved a ...
Drone Strikes Kill 5 Qaeda Suspects In Yemen
Drone strikes killed five suspected Al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Wednesday, a security official said, as the US intensifies ...
Calls For Unity As Arab Leaders Gather
Arab leaders gathered for an annual summit in Jordan Wednesday looking to overcome divisions on regional crises including the devastating ...
10 Jihadists Among 20 Dead In Yemen Attack
Ten people were killed Monday in a jihadist attack on a government building in southern Yemen that also saw 10 ...
Qatar Announces GBP5bn UK Investment
One of the largest investors in the UK has committed £5bn of new money to invest in transport, property and ...
Qatar Set To Invest GBP5bn In UK Over Next Five Years
Qatar will invest £5 billion in Britain within five years in a boost for the post-Brexit economy, Prime Minister Sheikh ...
Finland Allocates $20 Million To Famine-Hit African Countries
The Finnish government has allocated over EUR 18 million (over $20 million) to five famine-hit African countries at risk of ...
27 Killed In South Yemen Clashes
At least 20 rebels and seven soldiers were killed over the past 24 hours in ongoing fighting in southern Yemen, ...
Iran Close In On World Cup As Qatar Look Doomed
Iran took a major step towards making the 2018 World Cup finals winning 1-0 in Doha on Thursday, a result ...
Two Years On, Yemen Stuck In ‘quagmire’
Deadly fighting, a rise in jihadism, the threat of famine -- two years after Saudi Arabia intervened against Iran-backed rebels, ...
Amnesty Condemns US, UK Over Yemen Arms
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use in its ...
Qaeda, IS Focus On Bombs Behind Carry-On Computer Ban
The prohibition on carry-on electronics for certain flights to the US and Britain shows both the Islamic State group and ...