Yemen's Houthi rebels have released a prominent activist nearly six months after detaining him. International rights groups had appealed for Hisham al-Omeisy's release since he was detained on Aug. 14 in Sanaa, the rebel-held capital. Al-Omeisy's brother, Essam, said he was released...

Authorities in Qatar have denied that Qatari fighter jets intercepted an Emirati aircraft, after United Arab Emirates said that one of its civilian jets was accompanied by war planes en route to Bahrain.  Qatar's foreign ministry released a statement on Monday saying the claim was...

A member of Qatar's ruling family said he had been detained against his will in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a video widely circulated on social media on Sunday. Abdullah bin Ali Al-Thani said in the video: "I am currently in Abu Dhabi. I was a guest of Sheikh Mohammed. I am no...

Qatar said on Saturday that a second United Arab Emirates military jet had violated its airspace, prompting a new complaint to the United Nations. The plane was travelling from the UAE to Bahrain on January 3 when it flew over Qatar's special economic zone "without prior authorisation,"...