Yemen’s Shia Houthi militia claim to have seized several villages in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Jizan province, the Houthi-run SABA news agency has reported. SABA quoted a military source as saying late Thursday that Houthi militiamen had taken control of the villages of Al-Kars and...

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr claims Mikel Obi is being "punished" by Premier League club Chelsea for playing at the Rio Olympics. Mikel, 29, missed most of Chelsea pre-season as he helped his country win a bronze medal at the football event of the Summer Olympic Games. He has yet to play...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-backed Syria Democratic Forces on Thursday allowed hundreds of Iraqi refugees to cross via the barrier of Rajm Salibi at the Syrian-Iraqi borders to the camp of al-Hol Eastern of Hasaka. Farhan Saleh al-Turkey, manager of the human Rights Organisation office and other...

Riot police and armored vehicles filled the otherwise empty streets of central Cairo early on Friday as security forces built up a heavy presence in anticipation of popular protests over deteriorating economic conditions. A little-known group calling itself Movement of the Poor has called...