Bahrain opposition slams provocative doubling of leader's jail term

Opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman was given 4-year term for inciting hatred, but will now serve 9 years after appeals court decision

Bahraini human rights lawyer faces arbitrary deportation: Amnesty

Tairmoor Karimi faces expulsion from Bahrain, amid reports that increasing numbers of activists are being rendered stateless

Violent extremism: How to fight the monster without becoming one

The Muslim world needs to have a moment of reflection and reckoning. This needs to start from within. It requires a revolution of the mind

Shia pilgrims killed in ISIS car bomb attack in Baghdad

Open house in Baghdad

Sacked workers in Saudi Arabia set fire to buses in protest over unpaid salaries

50,000 foreign laborers have been sacked by the Binladin Group and some have not been paid salaries in at least four months

Iranians go to polls as moderates bid to challenge conservative dominance

More than 55 million people eligible to vote in parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections that could set countrys future

Iraqi cleric Sadr threatens to march on Baghdads Green Zone

Tens of thousands of supporters for Moqtada al-Sadr gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday to demand government reforms

Arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Qatar almost triple in four years

Stockholm Peace Institute study shows Gulf states amassing huge military stockpiles, as US remains biggest exporter

Saudi launches "largest" military exercises in history of region

Riyadhs 21 nation coalition military drills come as Saudi and Turkey launch separate air defense exercises

Iraq offers salaries to Kurdish government employees for oil