Obama and Clinton scold Trump over proposed Muslim ban
Democratic President Barack Obama assailed Donald Trump's proposed U.S. ban on Muslim immigrants on Tuesday in an angry denunciation of the Republican presidential candidate's...
US-Iraqi rescue operation 'foils ISIS mass execution'
US-Iraqi forces have rescued dozens of hostages held by Islamic State (IS) in Iraq after learning of their "imminent execution", the Pentagon has said.
But...
Top Hezbollah commander killed in Syria
Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in an attack in Syria, the Lebanese Shi'ite group said on Friday, the biggest blow to...
Saudi Prince Mohammed and UN chief talk protecting Yemen's children
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince on Wednesday and the pair discussed improving civilian protection in Yemen after...
Syrian situation favourable for start of ‘political process’: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who held a rare meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, said the situation in Syria is now favourable...
Erdogan cuts short US trip, to skip Muhammad Ali's funeral
Turkey's President has cut short his trip to the US and will not attend the funeral of boxer Muhammad Ali, his office said Friday,...
Iraq parliament approves cabinet overhaul
Iraq's parliament approved the appointment of Jabar Ali al-Luaibi, former head of the main state oil firm, as oil minister in a cabinet overhaul...
Turkish-backed rebels advance on Kurdish-held Syrian town
Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels battling Kurdish militia in northern Syria advanced on Saturday to within just a few kilometres of the flashpoint...
Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri resigns due to assassination concerns
BEIRUT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigns as concerns of his life mount due to increasing threats on his life.
The...
Yemen government vows to stay in Aden despite Daesh bombings
Yemen's government has said it will stay in the country's temporary capital Aden despite a deadly Islamic State group attack on its headquarters which...
