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The al-Shabab terrorist group has launched two separate attacks on a US military base and a European Union military convoy in Somalia. The militants initially raided a base operated by US forces in the Somali town of Baledogle on Monday, witnesses and security sources said. “Two heavy explosions occurred, the …

Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president through the leaders of other countries, an Iranian government spokesman said on Monday, at a time of heightened tensions between the regional rivals. “Messages from the Saudis were presented to (Iran’s President) Hassan Rouhani from the leaders of some countries,” spokesman Ali …

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world doesn’t come together to deter Iran, but said he preferred a political solution to a military one. Speaking to the CBS program “60 Minutes,” Mohammed bin Salman …

US President Donald Trump responded to the Democrats-led impeachment inquiry by posting an ominous quote from a church leader who warned that removing him from office would inflict “Civil War-like” wounds on the nation. Known for regularly watching shows on Fox News, Trump apparently liked how the Southern Baptist minister …

China’s largest oil and gas producer CNPC has announced the discovery of an oilfield that could hold over a billion tons of reserves in the northwest of the country. According to CNPC, the proven reserves at Qingcheng oilfield in the Ordos basin stand at 358 million tons, while its estimated …

A prominent Egyptian activist who was released on probation in March was arrested on Sunday, said his family and a security source, the latest detention in what activists say is the largest wave of arrests since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took office. Rights groups say about 1,900 people have been …

Several hundred protesters have taken to the streets in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, to protest against alleged corruption and the economic conditions in the country. Around 500 people carrying Lebanese flags gathered in central Beirut’s Martyr Square on Sunday to march to the seats of government and parliament. The protesters …

Afghanistan’s presidential polls have closed amid accusations of fraud and misconduct. Insurgent attacks aimed at disrupting voting in the country’s north and south caused dozens of casualties. An upsurge in violence in the run-up to the elections, following the collapse of US-Taliban talks to end America’s longest war, had already …

The longtime bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was killed and seven others were wounded during an incident in Jeddah. The personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot dead in “a personal dispute,” state television reported Sunday. Major General Abdulaziz al-Fagham was killed in the Red Sea city …

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that a successful impeachment of President Donald Trump would be worth losing the Democrats’ House majority in 2020. Pelosi’s latest remarks come days after she announced the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry into the president. Nearly all House Democrats have publicly backed the …

An Emirati newspaper said on Sunday that Emiratis had bought Iraqi antiquities illegally, indicating that Iraq was approaching the UAE to retrieve them. An official source as saying: “The Iraqi Ministry of Culture plans to conduct a series of visits to Arab and European countries, in order to confirm Iraq’s …

Yemeni Army has released the footage of a large-scale military offensive carried out by Yemeni soldiers and allied fighters from Popular Committees in Saudi Arabia’s southern border region of Najran, where three Saudi military brigades were completely destroyed and thousands of militiamen taken hostage. Speaking at a press conference in …

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said that Turkey has not fulfilled its obligations under the agreements “Astana” and “Sochi”, accusing Ankara of supporting the organization “Jabhat al-Nusra”, which controls most of the Idlib area in the north of the country. In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Muallem said …

Brigadier General Yahya Serai announced the launching of “Nasrallah” military operation in the Najran axis. The spokesman said the Yemeni forces: The 3 military brigades of the enemy forces fell in full and seized hundreds of vehicles and armored vehicles during the major operation in the axis of Najran. He …

Yemen’sHouthi Ansarullah movement has warned the United Arab Emirates to either retreat from the country or face “crippling attacks” on its soil. Abdul Wahab al-Mahbashi, a member of the Houthi-run Supreme Political Council, warned that Yemeni resistance forces were ready to mount destructive attacks on the tiny Persian Gulf country. …

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, has resigned following disclosures that he had connected Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani with Ukrainian officials to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his family over allegedly corrupt business dealings. Volker resigned on Friday; sources familiar with the situation …

Just 13 percent of Americans would support the US military joining Saudi Arabia in a conflict as part of a response to a recent attack on Saudi oil facilities, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by the Business Insider news website, asked participants “what, if any, role do …

Nearly a month after Hurricane Dorian pulverized part of the Bahamas, officials say there are still 600 people missing. Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Friday the number of those missing has significantly dropped in the past weeks and the death toll has risen. Earlier figures released by the government …

World Cup 2022 host Qatar has made improvements in labor rights for its two million foreign workers, but reforms have not lived up to promises made. The tiny Gulf state has come under fire for what rights groups describe as poor labor conditions. Doha has responded by enacting a broad …

Egyptian police dispersed a protest in Cairo while mounting a huge show of force in the center and other cities after calls to demonstrate against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, witnesses said, as a large pro-Sisi rally was held in the capital. Last week, protests broke out in central Cairo and …