Middle East and North Africa
Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital for medical checkups
Riyadh (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been admitted to King Faisal Specialist hospital in the capital Riyadh for medical checkups, the state...
United Arab Emirates launches mission to Mars
Dubai (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates launched its first mission to Mars on Monday as it strives to develop its scientific and technological...
Iran suspends execution of three men linked to protests, lawyer says
Tehran (Reuters) - The Iranian judiciary has suspended the executions of three men linked to anti-government protests in November, one of their attorneys, Babak...
Five dead, 85 wounded in car bomb attack in Syria’s Azaz: Turkish state media
Istanbul (Reuters) - A car bomb attack in northwestern Syria’s Azaz region killed five people and wounded 85 others, a local hospital in Syria...
Syria goes to the polls as new sanctions hit war-ravaged economy
Damascus (Reuters) - Syria held a parliamentary election on Sunday, gripped by a collapsing economy and new U.S. sanctions after President Bashar al-Assad clawed...