Cairo: Islamist bomb kills police officers
Six policemen were killed and three injured on Friday when a bomb placed in a garbage bin exploded at a security checkpoint in Cairo, security…
Moscow: US easing of arms embargo for Syrian rebels risky
The Kremlin said on Friday a U.S. decision to lift some restrictions on arms deliveries to Syrian rebels was risky because weapons might end up…
Direct Azerbaijani investments in the Russian economy exceeded $ 1 billion
Direct Azerbaijani investments in the Russian economy exceeded $ 1 billion, said Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry of Azerbaijan Sahib Mammadov. “Currently there are…
Iraq is preparing for new fight against Mosul ISIS
With the Islamic State group’s “caliphate” seemingly nearing its downfall in Iraq, the country’s security agencies are preparing for a different fight against the militants,…
“All is over” – the last Yemeni survivors
The ruins carpeted the city market, rippling outwards in waves of destruction. Broken beams, collapsed roofs, exploded metal shutters and fossilised merchandise crumbled underfoot. In…
Lebanon much closer to repealing controversial rape law
Campaigners against gender violence in Lebanon have voiced caution after MPs agreed to work to revoke a nearly 70-year-old law allowing rapists to avoid prosecution…
Boris Johnson came to Middle East after Saudi “Proxy Wars” comment
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will face a diplomatically testing tour of the Middle East this weekend after accusing British ally Saudi Arabia of being…
USA endorses $7 billion aircraft sale to Arab allies
The United States on Thursday approved a series of deals worth more than $7 billion to supply military helicopters, planes and missiles to four of…
Syria, Iraq: 50,000 IS fighters killed
The U.S.-led coalition has killed an estimated 50,000 Islamic State fighters since President Barack Obama first ordered military action against the group in August 2014,…
Leader of Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov will fight ISIS in Syria if Putin wants
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has said that his troops would be “happy” to fight Islamic State (Isis) “scum” in Syria if they receive orders from…