Jaish al-Islam rebel group denies Russia hit oil stash
Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam denied on Tuesday a Russian defence ministry report that its jets had destroyed a stash of oil products belonging...
Kerry meets King Salman to discuss Syria before Vienna talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Jeddah on Sunday to discuss the fragile truce in Syria, before broader...
Chad sends 2,000 troops to Niger for counterattack on Boko Haram
Chad has sent 2,000 troops to Niger to prepare a counterattack against Boko Haram after the militant group seized a Nigerien town, two senior...
Saudi currency stable despite low oil prices
Saudi Arabia on Monday said its currency was stable despite volatility in the futures market as the kingdom takes unprecedented measures to deal with...
'Nothing will change' – Syrians say ceasefire won't bring peace
Hardened after years of war, Syrians are struggling to believe that the ceasefire deal announced for this weekend will put an end to their...
No problem if opposition boycotts Syria talks, government says
The Syrian government's chief negotiator said on Tuesday that peace talks in Geneva could continue with other rebel groups even though the main Riyadh-backed...
Peace envoy suspends Syria talks; UN official blames Russian escalation
Talks being mediated by the United Nations to end the war in Syria are on hold, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday,...
62 killed as flydubai jet crashes in southern Russia
A flydubai passenger jet crashed in southern Russia early Saturday, killing all 62 people on board as it tried to land in bad weather...
Twin suicide bombs in northeast Syria kill 16
Twin suicide bombings hit two restaurants in a Kurdish-controlled city in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, killing 16 and wounding dozens of people, a Kurdish...
China fears regional conflict as Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran
China said on Monday it was concerned about the prospect of an intensification of conflict in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic...
