Turkey: Erdogan to revive bid for executive presidency
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman has suggested that the ruling party will revive a push for constitutional changes to increase the powers of the...
No threat found on both diverted flights from US to Paris
Authorities clear two Air France flights bound for Paris that had to be diverted due to a bomb scare
Authorities cleared both Air France flights...
Syrian rebels recapture village, pictures of aftermath of Russian airstrikes
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Syrian rebels recaptured a village in the country's west on Friday, days after it was seized by government troops as part of a major...
Syrian army, Islamic State wage fierce battle in south Damascus
The Syrian army and its allies engaged in a fierce battle on Saturday with Islamic State fighters in an enclave south of Damascus held...
Protests resume after Palestinian paramedic’s Gaza funeral
Thousands of Palestinians, including hundreds of medical workers in white uniforms, took part Saturday in the funeral procession of a colleague who was shot...
Yemen's Houthis say efforts to find political solution have failed
A senior Houthi leader said efforts to convene U.N.-backed peace talks for Yemen were failing and blamed the United States and Saudi Arabia for...
Landmines slow Yemen loyalists’ advance on Taez
Landmines planted by Shiite rebels in Yemen have slowed the advance of pro-government forces attempting to recapture the southwestern province of Taez, military officials...
Aid airdrops to Syria's besieged are 'too dangerous'
As images and reports of starvation in besieged Syrian communities drew an international outcry and two rare aid convoys this month, an urgent question...
Putin's "realpolitik" aims to make Russia indispensable
By intervening in Syria, President Vladimir Putin has broken Russia's relative isolation and is making it the "indispensable nation" in conflicts in Syria, Ukraine...
Egypt court orders suspension of Uber, Careem licences
An Egyptian court ordered on Tuesday the suspension of licences for ride-hailing companies Uber and Careem after taxi drivers filed a lawsuit seeking to...
