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Saudi Arabia launched a wide-reaching domestic security operation that resulted in the arrests of 431 individuals accused of having links to the IS   The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched a wide-reaching domestic security operation that resulted in the arrests…

A humanitarian organization warned that the health system in war-stricken Yemen is close to collapsing under Saudi raids   A humanitarian organization warned that the health system in war-stricken Yemen is close to collapsing under Saudi raids. Thierry Goffeau, the…

The main suspect in a deadly attack on a Kuwaiti Shia mosque in June confessed in court     The main suspect in a deadly attack on a Kuwaiti Shia mosque in June confessed in court to being in the…

audi Arabia’s King Salman left the south of France for Morocco   Saudi Arabia’s King Salman left the south of France for Morocco, cutting short a planned three-week stay after a petition from some 150,000 residents over the closure of…

More than 20 killed in Ariha, in Idlib province, at site of government air raids   More than 20 killed in Ariha, in Idlib province, at site of government air raids and subsequent jet crash. The London-based Syrian Observatory for…

A senior Taliban commander was killed as a result of a drone strike in Logar province, an Afghan official said     A senior Taliban commander was killed as a result of a drone strike in Logar province, an Afghan…

Mohammad bin Salman threatened to launch war on Kuwait after differences betw een the two Gulf Arab countries   Saudi Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman threatened to launch war on Kuwait after differences between the two Gulf Arab countries escalated…

Iraqi security forces have discovered and defused nearly 200 explosive devices in the country’s western province of Anbar     Iraqi security forces have discovered and defused nearly 200 explosive devices in the country’s western province of Anbar.  The commander…

extensive damage to five mosques in northern Baghlan province in Afghanistan     Extremists this week caused extensive damage to five mosques in northern Baghlan province in Afghanistan after setting them alight, local officials said.  Abdul Rasheed Nadem, head of…

Taliban leader appealed for unity in the insurgency in his first public message amid reports     The new Afghan Taliban leader appealed for unity in the insurgency in his first public message amid reports his predecessor’s family members opposed…