Kuwait backs alliances against ISIS, but no troops
Kuwait backs international efforts against hardline Islamist groups in Iraq and Syria although the Gulf Arab state's constitution prevents it from fighting in anything...
Turkey urges citizens to leave Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey on Wednesday called on its citizens to leave all areas of Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan, due to increased security risks, the foreign ministry...
244 Russians killed in Egypt plane crash, bodies to return home
A Russian cargo plane on Monday brought the first bodies of Russian victims killed in a plane crash in Egypt home to St. Petersburg,...
Syrian opposition demands answers before joining talks
Syrian peace talks were clouded by uncertainty on Wednesday as the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition demanded a response to its demands from the United Nations...
Tillerson says US backs Egypt on security at start of regional tour
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday Washington stood by Egypt in its fight against Islamist militants as he began a Middle...
Saudi backs deal that would make Assad ally Lebanon's president
Saudi Arabia lent its backing on Thursday to a power-sharing plan that would make a family friend of Syria's Bashar al-Assad president of Lebanon,...
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...
Suspected Suicide Belt Found In Paris Dustbin
Police hunting Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam have recovered a suspected suicide belt near where he is thought to have been on the night...
Sectarian hate takes root as Yemen anti-Houthi forces push on Sanaa
Mohsen Saleh al-Muradi does not just want to drive the Shi'ite Houthi fighters out of Yemen's capital 130 km (80 miles) from his home...
U.S., Russia finalizing document on Syria air safety: US official
The U.S. and Russian militarizes are finalizing a memorandum of understanding that sets out basic air safety procedures in the skies above Syria, a...
