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US Senate says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed responsible for Khashoggi murder COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 18 hours ago U.S. Republican Senator from Tennessee Bob Corker (L) speaks to the media in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., USA, Dec. 13, 2018. (EPA Photo) Related...

US prepares to sail warship into Black Sea amid Ukraine-Russia tension, report says ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON Published 8 hours ago U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun passes under the July 15 Martyrs' Bridge in Istanbul, on its way to the Black Sea, March 7, 2014. (Reuters Photo)...

US senators introduce resolution blaming MBS for Khashoggi murder Bipartisan group of senators introduces measure saying Saudi crown prince is 'complicit' in the killing of journalist. The resolution urges the US government to hold the crown prince accountable for a number of actions [Sergio...

MHP’s Bahçeli says Saudi Arabia, UAE backstabbing Muslims DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 20 hours ago Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli speaks at parliamentary group meeting on Dec. 4, 2018. (IHA Photo) Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday...

US Navy sends two ships through Taiwan Strait, opposing China It's the third time this year American vessels entered the strait in a move certain to stoke tensions with China. The US Navy destroyer USS Stockdale was one of the ships that sailed through the Taiwan Strait [File: James R Evans/US...

Cars, guns and TV interviews: The militiaman on the UAE payroll Sources tell Al Jazeera that Abu al-Abbas, a Yemeni designated by the US as a terrorist, is receiving UAE support. He's designated as a terrorist by the United States, shares the same ideology as al-Qaeda, yet for more than three...

Russia fires on, seizes Ukrainian naval ships in Black Sea COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 12 hours ago A screen shows Russian border guard vessel trying to stop Ukrainian Navy tug boat on journey from Black Sea port of Odessa via Kerch Strait to Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, in...

Prominent Syrian activists gunned down in northwestern Idlib COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published November 24, 2018 Undated photos released by Syrian anti-regime activist group Kafranbl News show Syrian activist Raed Fares (L) and Hammoud al-Juneid (R), who were killed on Friday, Nov...

Bahrain holds elections with ban on opposition groups Activists call for boycott of what they describe as 'farce' elections, raising doubts about the poll's credibility Protesters hold photos of Sheikh Ali Salman, Bahrain's main opposition leader who sentenced to life in prison [File: Reuters]...

Chinese city urges those 'poisoned by extremism' to surrender Authorities in Xinjiang's Hami city say those who turn themselves in and confess to 'crimes' will be treated leniently. China is tightening security in the western region of Xinjiang and cracking down on Muslim Uighurs [Ng Han...

Medina, Istanbul, Jakarta: Absentee funeral prayers for slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi held worldwide COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 21 hours ago People hold a photo of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as they perform a prayer at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, November 16...

'Profoundly dismayed': Amnesty strips Suu Kyi of top honour Rights group withdraws top award over Myanmar's leader 'indifference' to the plight of the Rohingya. Once hailed as a champion in the fight for democracy, <span>Aung San Suu Kyi</span> has been stripped of a series of international...

PKK ringleaders sexually assault children, women held in terrorist camps DAILY SABAH ANKARA Published 11 hours ago A member of the PKK terrorist group, who recently surrendered to Turkish security forces, confessed that PKK ringleaders have been continuously abusing women and children who were...

Turkey signs deal to develop fighter jet engine, says door still open for int’l manufacturers DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL Published 14 hours ago AA Photo The Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) and an affiliated company signed a deal Thursday in Ankara in the first step to develop a...

Saudi dissident prince back home to challenge 'toxic' MbS, report says DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 10 hours ago Dissident prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (AFP Photo) The younger brother of Saudi King Salman, Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has arrived home from London to tackle the "toxic"...

US defence chief demands Yemen ceasefire; peace talks in 30 days James Mattis says the US has watched the bloody conflict 'long enough' and he wants 'dropping of bombs' to stop Saudi fighter jets have repeatedly bombed and killed Yemeni civilians in its three-year air war [AP] Top American...

British academic jailed over 'spying' released on bail in UAE DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL Published 10 hours ago An undated handout photo made available by Daniela Tejada showing Durham University PhD student Matthew Hedges and his wife Daniela Tejada in London, Britain. (EPA Photo)...

Genocide against Rohingyas still ongoing, UN investigators say COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 10 hours ago The stateless Rohingya have been the target of communal violence and vicious anti-Muslim sentiment in mainly Buddhist Myanmar for years. Genocide is still taking place...

Saudi Arabia's 'bone saw governance' and its unending wreckage HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian Published 8 hours ago Saudi King Salman (R) and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (2-R) meet with Salah bin Jamal Khashoggi (L), son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia...

Trump: Saudi handling of Khashoggi killing 'worst cover-up ever' US president's remarks come as Washington says it has identified Saudis responsible for killing and plans punishments. Donald Trump also said Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan was 'pretty rough' on Saudi Arabia over journalist's...