Syria zoo: Animals were evacuated to Turkey
An international animal welfare charity was on Friday completing the evacuation of a dozen animals stranded in a neglected zoo in the conflict-torn Aleppo province…
Eight people wounded in quake in Iran
Head of the Emergency Center of Hamedan Medical University said five of the wounded have been discharged from the hospital and the rest were being…
Dubai: Woman beats sex pest with slipper
A visitor, who was beaten by a female lawyer when he stopped her in a mall and asked to have sex with her, has been…
Kuwait and UAE pledge to cut oil output
Kuwait joined the United Arab Emirates in promising to pump less oil after Saudi Arabia called on fellow OPEC producers to cut more supply to…
Erdogan’s aide: Israel should learn Turkish history
Turkey on Thursday defended President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks on the Al-Aqsa crisis from Israeli criticisms. “We are proud of our history. All religions, even…
Storm in Istanbul: Flooded roads and fallen trees
Hailstones the size of golf balls and heavy rain battered Istanbul on Thursday in a freak storm that flooded roads, felled trees and brought air…
Oil is near 8-week highs
Oil prices edged lower on Friday but were still near eight-week highs, buoyed by a decline in US inventories and oil cartel Opec’s ongoing efforts…
King Salman efforts ease Al Aqsa crisis
The intervention of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud helped defuse the Al-Aqsa Holy Mosque crisis and the…
Coalition airstrikes killed ISIS Leaders
Coalition airstrikes killed several senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria propagandists and facilitators in Iraq and Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials announced…
Chief of Arab League: Israel risks igniting ‘religious war’
The head of the Arab League warned Thursday that Israeli attempts to control highly sensitive religious sites in Jerusalem by force risk igniting a “religious…