ANKARA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia condemned attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants on Riyadh's international airport, saying they were a "dangerous escalation that cannot be justified or accepted under any pretext". One person was
A Melbourne man whose Islamic community centre has been linked by prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a flydubai jet has hit out at "false accusations". The Omani co-pilot, now in custody in the UAE, had drawn
Nations are steeling for a disappointing report card at this month's UN biodiversity summit, with governments falling short on their commitments to protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that sustain life on Earth. The so-called COP17 summit in the Armenian capital,
A fresh Houthi strike hit Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 11 others, a day after another deadly attack claimed by the Yemeni group forced authorities to suspend operations there. Saturday's attack, the deadliest on Saudi soil in more
Iran's foreign minister says the region's crises have no military solution, telling his Saudi counterpart that diplomacy is the only way forward as tensions escalate following a series of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration told US airlines on Sunday to exercise caution when flying to or over Saudi Arabia, citing safety threats tied to ongoing military activities and navigation system interference. The FAA
Oct 11 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister spoke with his Iranian counterpart about the recent escalation of the regional conflict and efforts to lower tensions, the Saudi state news agency reported on Sunday, the officials' first publicly reported contact since
DUBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The United States' response to Iran's seven conditions in a proposal to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz was "insufficient", Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, was quoted by state media on Sunday as saying. Iran presented a proposal during the
By Jan Wolfe and Patricia Zengerle Oct 11 (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic US senators called on President Donald Trump on Sunday to "reverse course" on his diesel supply deal with Russia, saying it runs counter to US law barring imports of energy until Russia ends its
By Jan Wolfe Oct 11 (Reuters) - Republican US Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday said President Donald Trump's diesel supply deal with Russia may be illegal and will put American lives at risk, adding to bipartisan criticism of the arrangement announced by the president on Friday.
One person was killed and 11 wounded in a new attack on Riyadh's airport Sunday, which remains closed after Saturday's Houthi strike killed 13. Netanyahu condemned the 'horrific terrorist attack' as fighting in Yemen escalates.
NAIROBI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen, the United Nations' International Organization for Migration said on
By Jana Choukeir, Maha El Dahan and Timour Azhari DUBAI/RIYADH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis warned airlines, travellers and airport workers on Sunday to stay away from Saudi airports, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport killed 12 people and wounded
By Jana Choukeir, Maha El Dahan and Timour Azhari DUBAI/RIYADH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said an "unidentified projectile" had targeted Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, causing a fire, hours after the Iran-backed Houthis warned airlines and
By Jana Choukeir, Maha El Dahan, Timour Azhari and Yasmine Ghania DUBAI/RIYADH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for a Saturday strike on Riyadh's international airport that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300, while Saudi
By Jana Choukeir, Maha El Dahan, Timour Azhari and Yasmine Ghania DUBAI/RIYADH, Oct 11 (Reuters) - One person was killed and nearly a dozenhurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's
By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan's president declared a state of emergency and suspended a provincial government led by the party of jailed former Prime MinisterImran Khan on Sunday, which the federal government said had failed to tackle
By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan's president declared a state of emergency and suspended the provincial government of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday, the president's office said, following allegations it has failed to
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan's president suspended the government in a province ruled by the party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan after declaring a state of emergency on Sunday, his office said, stripping its elected administration of its powers. The