Middle East

Saudi Arabia: Missile intercepted near international airport

Saudi Arabia’s state media says it has intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen and aimed at the King Khalid International Airport northeast of Riyadh. Iran-backed Houthi fighters in Yemen have claimed...

Cleared of Islamic State, Raqqa remains a deadly battlefield

PENTAGON — Syrians hoping to return home to Raqqa now that the city has been liberated from the clutches of the Islamic State terror group are being told to wait indefinitely. Coalition...

Saudi Arabia to open sports stadiums to women in reform push

Starting next year, Saudi women will be able to attend sports events at three stadiums across the country, as part of the kingdom's efforts to improve women's rights. Last month hundreds of...

Turkey-Syria forces exchange fire with jihadists in Idlib

BEIRUT — Turkish forces exchanged fire with Tahrir al-Sham, a Syrian jihadist alliance, near Kafr Lusin on the border between Turkey and Syria’s Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

Phone Call Between Saudi Crown Prince, Qatar’s Emir Sparks Media Row

CAIRO — Saudi Arabia says it has suspended dialogue with Qatar to resolve an ongoing conflict with its Gulf neighbors, following a fresh row over a phone conversation between Saudi Crown Prince...

Qatar and Saudi Leaders Explore Possible Talks

Saudi Arabia says it has suspended any dialogue with Qatar, accusing it of “distorting facts,” just after reports that Saudi and Qatari leaders had spoken by phone and agreed to talks. Saudi...

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