The week in pictures From torrential downpours in the Arabian ...

THE federal government has relisted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) as a proscribed terror group because of its prolific terrorist activity. A total of 18 terror groups are listed, with each listing lasting for three years. ...

A weather system has caused widespread flooding across the Arabian Peninsula over the past few days. Initially the thunderstorms stretched from Saudi Arabia to Iraq, then the system slid slowly southwards. In Saudi Arabia, the storms killed at ...

Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki (author) Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki SANAA, Nov. 13—An alleged Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) video that circulated online on Wednesday said that the militant group will retaliate against armed Houthis in the North, ...

Britain's plan to ban khat, a leafy plant chewed as a stimulant in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula, should be dropped because it could alienate immigrants and damage counter-terrorism operations, MPs have said. The British Parliament's ...

English: SeaWiFS collected this view of the Arabian Peninsula and of dust blowing across the Persian Gulf. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A deal between Iran and the P-5+1 (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany) was reached ...

Mecca: Fears of an outbreak of the deadly MERS, a respiratory virus centered in the Arabian peninsula, in Saudi Arabia and construction in the holy city of Makkah have forced cuts in the numbers of pilgrims permitted to perform this year's Haj. Millions ...

A young French woman, suspected of having ties with a regional branch of Al Qaeda based in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was indicted for conspiracy to prepare terrorist acts, Xinhua reported Friday citing local media.Citing its own source, the local ...

Located in the south-east corner of the Arabian peninsula, with coastlines both on the Arabian Gulf and on the Gulf of Oman, the seven emirates, formerly known as the Trucial States, came together following the withdrawal of Britain after 150 years.

Yemen is the home base of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which the United States views as the global militant network's most dangerous