Middle East
Bahrain joins Saudi Arabia and severs diplomatic ties with Iran
Bahrain said Monday it is cutting diplomatic ties with Iran, following the suit of its ally Saudi Arabia as tensions escalate over ...Two Sunni mosques bombed, muezzin killed in Iraq
Blasts rocked two Sunni mosques in central Iraq Monday, amid fears of renewed sectarian strife following Saudi Arabia\'s execution of a prominent ...Two Israelis charged over murder of Palestinian family
A court charged two Israelis on Sunday over a firebombing last year that killed a Palestinian couple and their toddler, in an ...Syrian rebel group says exits Islamist alliance to refocus fight
A Syrian insurgent group said on Sunday it was pulling out of a coalition of Islamist factions operating in the northwest of ...Saudi execution of Shia cleric sparks outrage in Middle East
Saudi Arabia\'s execution Saturday of a prominent Shiite cleric and 46 other men prompted outrage in parts of the Middle East, with ...Bahrain breaks up anti-Saudi protests
Police in Shiite-majority Bahrain used tear gas Saturday to disperse protesters demonstrating over Saudi Arabia\'s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric, witnesses ...Saudi Arabia says 47 executed on terror charges, including Shia cleric
Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it had executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges, including al-Qaida detainees and a prominent Shiite cleric ...Snowstorm hits Lebanon, cutting off roads and villages
A snowstorm has engulfed Lebanon on the first day of the new year, cutting off mountain roads, isolating villages and worsening living ...World welcomes New Year despite terror fears
New Year\'s Eve kicked off in Sydney, but tightened security muted revelries in Europe with Brussels scrapping celebrations and fireworks cancelled in ...Gulf stocks dive over low oil prices, geopolitics
Stock markets in the Gulf states ended 2015 in negative territory on Thursday, following a massive decline in oil prices and regional ...




