SCORCHING 'HEAT DOME' OVER MIDDLE EAST SEES TEMPERATURES SOAR TO 165F IN IRAN

But some of the most affluent figures in the Middle East are blissfully unaware of the scorching heat, such as Saudia Arabia's King Salman... READ MORE›

EXPLAINER WHO IS FIGHTING WHOM IN SYRIA

HOW IT IS FIGHTING The United States leads a coalition conducting airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State and other extremist groups... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC TERRORIST SHOT DEAD AFTER BERLIN ATTACK ON POLICEWOMAN

Man identified as rafik y who had been convicted in 2008 plot to murder iraqi pm stabbed a policewoman in western berlin before being shot dead... READ MORE›

U.S. INCREASINGLY SEES IRAN'S HAND IN THE ARMING OF BAHRAINI MILITANTS

Iran has provided weapons, funding and training to Bahraini militants, it said... READ MORE›

AL QAEDA IN YEMEN SAYS US STRIKE KILLED LEADER

BAGHDAD -- Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen released a video statement on Tuesday confirming the death of its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, in an American missile strike... READ MORE›

SAUD AL-FAISAL QUIET FORCE IN MIDDLE EAST DIES AT 75

The 9 11 attacks also strained ties with the United States, especially after it was determined that 15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›

TRUSTING IRAN TO STOP TERRORISM IS LIKE INVITING AN ARSONIST TO JOIN THE FIRE BRIGADE

The idea that Iran is a partner in the fight against terrorism is not only disingenuous but also absurd... READ MORE›

US AND IRAN KEEP WARY EYE ON EACH OTHER AT SEA

Benjamin Hewlett, the commander of the air wing aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, which is in the Persian Gulf keeping an eye on Iran right now... READ MORE›

BAHRAIN 'UNCOVERS TERRORIST CELL' PLOTTING ATTACKS

Bahrain says it has uncovered an international terrorist cell comprising 54 members, with police arresting 25 suspects in the Arab Gulf country... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC EXTREMIST SHOT DEAD IN BERLIN AFTER STABBING POLICE OFFICER

The 41-year-old Iraqi citizen identified only as Rafik Y was shot dead by police after they responded to calls of a man wielding a knife... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA SAID TO ARREST SUSPECT IN 1996 KHOBAR TOWERS BOMBING

The United States deported him to Saudi Arabia in 1999... READ MORE›

AGREEMENT REACHED TO RESTART SYRIA PEACE TALKS

The announcement, which Mr. Kerry made with his Russian counterpart and adversary in the broadening war in Syria, Foreign Minister Sergey V... READ MORE›

MASS FUNERAL HELD IN KUWAIT FOR BOMBING VICTIMS

Mass Funeral Held in Kuwait for Bombing Victims... READ MORE›

BOMB KILLS 25 AT MOSQUE IN KUWAIT

But the attack also drew criticism from some Kuwaitis, who said the country's leaders should have been more pro-active in protecting Shiites... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS SUICIDE ATTACKS ON YEMENI GOVERNMENT, GULF TROOPS

The Houthis have long accused Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government of being allied to Sunni extremists... READ MORE›

DIPLOMATS URGE RUSSIA AND ASSAD TO SHOW GRACE IN ALEPPO VICTORY

Leaders resigned to fall of Syrian city plead for safe passage for civilians and mercy for rebel fighters... READ MORE›

US AXES $500M SCHEME TO TRAIN SYRIAN REBELS, SAYS NYT

The programme was the most visible element of US backing for Syrian opposition groups but it has already suffered embarrassing setbacks... READ MORE›

WITH NUCLEAR DEAL DONE IRAN SETS OUT TO REASSURE WARY GULF ARABS

No country can solve regional problems without the help of others Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a news conference hosted by the Iranian embassy in Kuwait... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA ADMITS IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL WILL MEAN MORE MONEY FOR TERROR GROUPS

Critics of the agreement immediately responded by accusing Mr Obama of handing billions to the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism ... READ MORE›

SYRIAN GOVERNMENT SAYS AGENDA AGREED, SEEKS UNITED OPPOSITION AT NEXT GENEVA TALKS

X Edition United States Syrian government says agenda agreed, seeks united opposition at next Gene..... READ MORE›

IRAQ USING INFO FROM NEW INTELLIGENCE CENTER TO BOMB ISLAMIC STATE

Iranian military advisers help direct Baghdad's campaign against Islamic State, which aims to expand its self-proclaimed caliphate in the Middle East... READ MORE›

Bahrain Bahrain has also participated in or supported the US-led military action against IS in Syria... READ MORE›

IRAN-SAUDI ARABIA ROW: KUWAIT RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM TEHRAN

Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran in response, followed on Monday by its allies Bahrain and Sudan... READ MORE›

IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL PROVOKES SHARP REACTIONS ACROSS THE ARAB WORLD

Iran has long branded itself as the lodestar of the resistance, by which it means the regional forces opposed to the United States and Israel... READ MORE›

BAHRAIN POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN BOMB ATTACK

Bahrain has largely escaped the fallout from the sectarian-inspired violence that has struck its neighbours in recent months... READ MORE›

HOW POWERFUL IS THE ISLAMIC STATE AND WHAT THREAT DOES IT REALLY POSE TO WEST?

Isis, a year of the caliphate How powerful is the Islamic State and what threat does it really pose to West?... READ MORE›

A ROADMAP FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL

Hezbollah has been wary of Sunni-backed militants that threaten to bring the war to Lebanon if Hezbollah doesn't get out of Syria... READ MORE›

JIHADIST JANE: ISLAMIC STATE SEEKING OUT WOMEN

Female jihadists' involvement in the Islamic State comes despite the militant group's dark history of how it treats women... READ MORE›

NO. 2 LEADER OF ISLAMIC STATE KILLED IN U.S. AIRSTRIKE

He is a critical operational leader instrumental in planning the Islamic State attack in Mosul in June 2014, the statement said... READ MORE›

350 LASHES FOR A BRITISH GRANDFATHER IS THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS WITH SAUDI ARABIA

Consider this a lot of perfectly serious people think that some senior people in Saudi Arabia helped bring about the 9 11 attacks on New York and Washington... READ MORE›