Doha's response, they said, was "not serious" and betrayed Qatar's "failure" to realise the gravity of the situation.

Spy planes that Iran claims to have shot down over its territory were not operated by the US Air Force, a top American general said today.

A statement that has surfaced on the internet, purportedly from Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terror network, claims responsibility for an attack on two American military personnel in Riyadh.