Yemen ceasefire takes effect as U.N. talks open
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen said on Tuesday that a ceasefire had begun at noon (0900 GMT) as scheduled.
Coalition spokesman...
Saudi diplomat accused of rape withdrawn from India
Saudi Arabia has withdrawn the diplomat accused of repeatedly raping and torturing two Nepali maids working at his home near New Delhi, ending an...
Syria ‘welcomes’ French statement on including regime in anti-ISIS fight
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Friday welcomed the proposal by his French counterpart Laurent Fabius to include the Syrian army in efforts to...
Geagea reshapes Lebanese politics, backs rival Aoun
Lebanese Christian politician Samir Geagea backed his rival Michel Aoun for the presidency on Monday, reshaping Lebanese politics in an apparent break with his...
Riyadh to host Gulf summit on Dec 10
Gulf monarchs are to hold annual summit on 10 December, the Saudi capital, three weeks before the target date for bringing together international government...
Famine threatens half of Yemen
Nearly half of Yemen's 22 provinces on the verge of famine as result of the war there and more than 13 million people need...
Iraqi premier urges for calm in Kurdish region after rioting
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister is calling for calm in the self-ruled northern Kurdish region after rioting the previous night following the Kurdish...
At least 700 people on board capsized boat off Greece
At least 700 migrants were believed to be on board a boat that capsized off the Greek island of Crete Friday, with hundreds still...
Minister disowns comment that UAE's role in Yemen is over
A top diplomat in the United Arab Emirates stepped back early Friday from his previous comments that the country's part in the Saudi-led war...
Riyadh-based Syrian opposition wants transition without Assad
Syria's opposition wants a political transition without President Bashar al-Assad, the coordinator of an opposition negotiating body in future peace talks said on Friday.
The...
