US closes embassy in Yemen

US closes embassy in Yemen

(VOVworld) – The US Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen has a very limited ability to assist with emergency cases involving US citizens and will not offer routine consular services, the US...
Bombings in Iraq, Syria kill dozens

Bombings in Iraq, Syria kill dozens

(VOVworld) – A suicide bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims north of Baghdad on Monday killed 17 people and put 35 others in critical condition. There hasn’t been claim of responsibility for...
 Saudi Arabia arrests 135 ‘terrorists’

Saudi Arabia arrests 135 ‘terrorists’

(VOVworld) – The Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry said on Sunday that Saudi authorities have arrested 135 “terrorists” who were scheming to sabotage security in the kingdom
New Yemen government sworn in

New Yemen government sworn in

(VOVworld) - Yemen's new government was sworn in on Sunday despite opposition from the ruling General People's Congress (GPC) led by former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Shiite...
Series of bombing in Iraq

Series of bombing in Iraq

(VOVworld) - Four car bomb attacks and a mortar strike on Shiite Muslim parts of Baghdad killed at least 36 people and wounded 100 within a span of two hours on Thursday...
IS advances toward Baghdad

IS advances toward Baghdad

(VOVworld) – Islamic State militants reached Amriyat al-Fallujah, the last town under the control of the Iraqi government in western Anbar province, said the town sheriff Aref al-Janabi