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Saudi king sanctions Binladin Group after deadly crane collapse
Saudi Arabia's King Salman sanctioned the powerful Saudi Binladin Group Tuesday over the collapse of a…
Assad says only Syrian people can decide if he quits
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russian media he would only quit power if the Syrian…
French air strikes on Islamic State in Syria ‘in coming weeks’: Defence…
France will carry out its first air strikes on the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria "in the coming weeks,"…
Five Saudi troops die on Yemen border: Coalition
Five Saudi soldiers have died on the border with Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition said late on Sunday as forces…
Iraq calls on Turkey to coordinate its strikes on Kurdish militants
Iraq's foreign minister has called on Ankara to coordinate with Baghdad in its military campaign against Kurdistan…
Exiled Yemeni government pulls out of planned peace talks
Yemen's exiled government said on Sunday it would no longer attend U.N.-mediated peace talks with its adversaries…
Germany’s Merkel sees need to cooperate with Russia on Syria
Germany and other western European powers need to work with Russia as well as the United States to solve the…
Saudi Arabia blames winds for deadly crane collapse, opens investigation
Saudi Arabia said Saturday stormy winds knocked over the crane which collapsed onto one of Islam's holiest shrines…
Fears grow as Middle East food import bill set to double by 2035 – expert
The cost of food imports to Arab states is expected to double over the next 20 years, potentially spurring more…
Saudi says has ‘welcomed 100,000 Syrian refugees’
Saudi Arabia on Friday responded to "false and misleading" reports about its response to the Syrian refugee…