Syria talks timetable slips as U.N. seeks political framework
U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura will travel to Damascus and Tehran and meet other regional officials to seek a common understanding on a political...
Turkey and Israel hold new reconciliation talks
Turkey and Israel held a fresh round of talks Thursday in an effort to normalise ties after relations were partially frozen five years ago,...
Human Rights Watch calls for aid to Iraq's 'starving' Fallujah
Human Rights Watch called Thursday for Iraq to allow aid to reach starving residents of the city of Fallujah, and for the Islamic State...
Iran to send team to Saudi Arabia to discuss Hajj pilgrimage
Iran plans to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia to discuss new arrangements for the Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah, Iran's Tasnim news agency said on...
Law firm says "Panama Papers" data hack was external
The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal that has embarrassed a clutch of world leaders said on Tuesday that his...
U.S. considering moving troops from Sinai
The U.S. military is considering pulling troops from a base in the northeastern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, partly because of the increasing threat...
Politicians and celebs deny abuse of offshore accounts
The president of Ukraine became the latest prominent politician to deny wrongdoing Wednesday after his name was linked to secretive offshore accounts arranged by...
Nilesat Arab satellite operator drops Hezbollah TV
A leading Arab satellite operator cut transmission of Hezbollah's television channel Al-Manar on Wednesday amid rising tensions between the Lebanese Shiite group's backer Iran...
Between the lines: How Mohammed bin Salman is launching his economic revolution
Lost in the headline generating buzz around Mohammed bin Salman’s determination to plow $2 trillion into the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and turn it...
Saudi state TV says Yemen shelling kills 3 in Jazan
Saudi state television is reporting that two people and a child were killed and a foreigner was wounded by shelling from neighboring war-torn Yemen.
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