Yemeni Rebel Missile Shot Down Near Mecca
A ballistic missile fired by Yemeni rebels was shot down late Thursday close to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, a month ...
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Journalists, NGO Slam Saudi ‘threats’ To Close Al-Jazeera
Journalists and human rights activists on Tuesday denounced "threats" by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatari media organisations, including ...
Israel Plans New Syria Hospital, Ups Aid Missions
Israel plans a new field hospital along the demarcation line with Syria to treat patients from the war-hit country, the ...
French FM In Kuwait For Gulf Crisis Talks
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks with top officials in Kuwait on Sunday in a bid to bolster ...
Tillerson Leaves Gulf With No End In Sight To Qatar Crisis
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday wrapped up a four-day mission to the Gulf with little sign of ...
Britain’s Arms Exports To Saudi ‘lawful’
Britain's High Court ruled on Monday that UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia are not unlawful, after campaigners argued the ...
IS Has Lost 60% of Territory, 80% of Revenue
The Islamic State group has lost more than 60 percent of its territory and 80 percent of its revenue, an ...
UN Offers To Help Resolve Qatar Row
The United Nations on Friday offered to step in to help resolve a deepening crisis in the Gulf after Qatar ...
UAE Warns Qatar Over Neighbours’ Demands
The United Arab Emirates on Friday warned of "divorce" with Qatar unless it takes seriously a list of demands including ...
Iran Sends 1,100 Tonnes of Food To Qatar Daily
Iran is shipping more than 1,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to Qatar every day after Gulf countries led by ...
Saudis, Allies Have List of Demands For Qatar
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have drawn up a list of demands to be presented to Qatar, US Secretary ...
Egypt Top Court Suspends All Rulings On Islands Transfer
Egypt's top court on Wednesday suspended all previous rulings on whether Cairo can transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi ...
Three Things To Watch As Saudi Names New Heir To Throne
Mohammed bin Salman, named Saudi crown prince on Wednesday, becomes first in line to the throne as the historically conservative ...
Egypt Court Rules Against Island Transfer To Saudi
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that previous judicial decisions in favour of transferring two Red Sea islands to Saudi ...
Al Jazeera’s Twitter Account Back After Suspension
The Arabic-language account of Al Jazeera has been restored on Twitter after being suspended due to what the network called ...
Qatar Airways Says Service ‘unaffected’ By Gulf Ban
Qatar Airways said on Wednesday that it was largely unaffected by the decision of several Arab countries to ban the ...
Qatar Airways Says Service ‘unaffected’ By Gulf Ban
Qatar Airways said on Wednesday that it was largely unaffected by the decision of several Arab countries to ban the ...
Gulf Air Embargo Only Applies To Qatar Companies
The air embargo imposed on Qatar only applies to airlines from Qatar or registered there, the United Arab Emirates Civil ...
Families Split As Gulf Crisis Becomes Humanitarian Issue
Rashed al-Jalahma, 22, has lived almost his whole life in Qatar, but he now faces the decision of whether to ...
Amnesty Bemoans Cost of Gulf Crisis On Human Rights
Amnesty International warned Saturday of the "heartbreak and fear" being suffered by potentially thousands of ordinary individuals because of the ...