At least five people were killed Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, a militia member assisting the military against Boko Haram extremists said. The leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Ajiri Yala, some 15 kilometers north...

Heavy clashes between the Syrian regime forces and the Islamic State group in Deir Ezzor city have killed at least 73 fighters in the last 24 hours, a monitor said Sunday. The regime army controls most of Deir Ezzor city, capital of Deir Ezzor province in the country's east, and made...

Qatar’s central bank is easing its banking rules for expats, as it grapples with a regional economic boycott about to enter its sixth month. The regulator ordered lenders to allow foreign workers to conduct normal banking transactions for 90 days after the expiry date of their visa, according...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Bahrain will not attend the upcoming GCC summit if Qatar does not change its stand, and the right step to preserve the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is to freeze Qatar’s membership, Bahrain’s foreign minister said on Twitter on Sunday. Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa...