By Yaroslav Trofimov Updated June 21, 2017 3:36 p.m. ET Brace for more turbulence. The dynastic struggle in Saudi Arabia is over, and power—for all practical purposes—is now in the hands of a young …
By Summer Said June 25, 2017 11:42 a.m. ET 9 COMMENTS MECCA, Saudi Arabia—In Islam’s holiest city, two views of the new crown prince are emerging, breaking sharply along generational lines. Like in other …
ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey appeared to faint on Sunday because of what he said were complications with his blood-sugar level and blood pressure. Mr. Erdogan, 63, was sitting for early …
By AFP – June 24, 2017 @ 6:23am RIYADH: Six foreign pilgrims were hurt on Friday in Saudi Arabia when a suicide bomber targeting Islam’s holiest site of Mecca blew himself up, the Interior …
By Daren Butler | ISTANBUL Turkey rejected a call from four Arab states on Friday to shut down its military base in Qatar, saying the base was a guarantor of security in the Gulf …
By William Maclean and Rania El Gamal | DUBAI Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera television and reducing …
By Daren Butler and Tulay Karadeniz | ISTANBUL/ANKARA Turkey sent its first ship carrying food aid to Qatar and dispatched a small contingent of soldiers and armored vehicles there on Thursday, while President Tayyip …
By Marius Bosch and Maher Chmaytelli | MOSUL/ERBIL, IRAQ Islamic State militants on Wednesday blew up the Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul and its famous leaning minaret, Iraq’s military said in a statement, as …
The German parliament’s budget committee on Wednesday postponed a decision on a 1-billion-euro ($1.11 billion) funding package for the military, including a deal to lease Israeli-made armed drones, sources told Reuters. The committee nonetheless …
At least 12,000 Qatari-owned camels and sheep have been ordered out of Saudi Arabia as both sides in the Gulf diplomatic crisis refuse to back down. Temporary shelters, water and food have been set …
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