Syria’s deal to evacuate Shias, Sunnis from towns: observatory
The Shia populations of two pro-Syrian government towns are to be evacuated in exchange for the evacuation of Sunni…
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Afghanistan Kabul mosque suicide attack kills dozens
A suicide bomber has killed at least 27 people at a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, police say. At…
Key Iraqi town targeted in Mosul battle
Iraq's Shia militia groups say they have launched an attack against Islamic State militants west of Mosul, as the…
Saudi Arabia announces it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would punish anyone who belongs to the Lebanese Shia Islamist group Hezbollah,…
Lebanon’s Hariri says to keep dialogue open with Hezbollah
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri, a Sunni Muslim, said on Wednesday he would keep domestic dialogue…
Gulf Arab states designate Hezbollah a terrorist organisation
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council has designated Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, it said on Wednesday,…
Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to leave Lebanon
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave, after Riyadh halted a $3 billion programme funding…
‘No Bashar al-Assad in the future’, says Saudi foreign minister
Bashar al-Assad will not be ruling Syria in the future and Russia's military interventions will not help him stay…
Sudan names new military chief amid Darfur clashes
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir named a new military chief of staff Tuesday as his forces battle rebels in the…
Anger grows in Saudi Arabia’s Shi’ite areas after executions
Since Saturday's execution of four Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia, hundreds or thousands of the minority sect have…
