Saudi capital Riyadh would host a summit of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders this week in a bid to end a diplomatic rift between Qatar on one hand and Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain on the other, two Gulf newspapers reported Sunday. Saudi Asharq Al-Awsat...

(Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has formally designated the Muslim Brotherhood and local affiliates as terrorist groups, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday citing a cabinet decree. The Gulf Arab state has also designated Nusra Front and the Islamic State, whose...

(BBC)- Millions of YouTube viewers have been captivated by the ' Syrian hero boy ' who manages to rescue a little girl while under gunfire. Now a group of Norwegian filmmakers have told BBC Trending they are behind it. They say it was filmed on location in Malta this summer with the...

(CNN) -- ISIS is planning to mint its own currency in gold, silver and copper, the group said Thursday. Its aim is to stay away from the "tyrant's financial system," ISIS said in a statement. It said it would issue another statement to explain the new currency's exchange rate,...