Iraqi MPs block vote on new cabinet reshuffle
Iraqi MPs disrupted a parliament session on Tuesday, blocking Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi from presenting a new cabinet lineup aimed at fighting corruption as...
Syrian peace talks in danger as rebels prepare for more war
Syria's fragile peace talks might not resume for at least a year if they are abandoned now, a senior Western diplomat warned on Wednesday,...
Saudi, Russia, US, and Turkey to hold Syria talks Thursday
The top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, and Turkey will hold a second round of Syria talks in less than a...
Afghan war crimes under investigation
On Thursday, the International war crimes judges ruled that a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan must go ahead, including looking into possible atrocities...
Hollande warns of 'total war' if no action taken in Syria
Failure to act in Syria risks stoking a “total war” in the Middle East, French President Francois Hollande said in a landmark speech to...
Morocco arrests four militants with suspected Islamic State ties
Moroccan police have arrested four people suspected of belonging to a militant cell linked to the Islamic State group, the interior ministry said on...
US special forces traveling 'very soon' to Syria
Dozens of US special operations forces will arrive in Syria "very soon," as promised by President Barack Obama's administration, a senior official said Sunday.
The...
Turkey re-imposes curfews on Kurdish cities
The Turkish authorities on Friday lifted a nine-day curfew in a key district in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir but then promptly reimposed the...
Saudi Arabia evacuates 10 students and suspend flights to China over virus
Saudi Arabia has evacuated 10 students from the Chinese city of Wuhan where the new Coronavirus outbreak began, Saudi state television reported on Sunday...
Aleppo relatively calm as Syrian truce takes effect
Relative calm prevailed on Thursday in Syria's war-torn Aleppo following a U.S.-Russian deal to extend a cessation of hostilities that had crumbled after nearly...
