The Saudi-led coalition Thursday evening intercepted a missile and an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen's Houthi group towards the kingdom's southern region close to the Yemeni border, Saudi state TV reported Friday. Yemen has been locked in conflict since 2014 when the Iran-aligned...

Iran seized a United Arab Emirates-registered ship violating its territorial waters this week, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, adding that UAE coastguards killed two Iranian fishermen on the same day. Tensions have risen between the two countries, which face each other across...

Europe can combat the new coronavirus without full lockdowns now that authorities are better prepared and have gained knowledge about how to fight it in recent months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday. "With the basic nationwide and additional targeted measures, we are in a...

Syrian regime continues to violate the rights of civilians, looting and seizing the properties of the residents of the eastern enclave of Damascus.   The elite Republican Guard forces early this week have delivered eviction orders to ten families living in homes owned by Syrian...