EgyptAir plane crash remains suggest blast on board
Human remains retrieved from the crashed EgyptAir flight suggest that there was an explosion on board the plane, although no traces of explosives have...
62 killed as flydubai jet crashes in southern Russia
A flydubai passenger jet crashed in southern Russia early Saturday, killing all 62 people on board as it tried to land in bad weather...
Somali Islamists publicly execute two officials
Islamist militant group al Shabaab publicly executed a Somali military officer and the leader of a small town in the southern Somali region of...
'We are not natural-born enemies of Iran,' Saudi UN envoy says
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other countries and pledged that...
Syria peace talks hinge on envoy's answers
The Syrian opposition is awaiting clarification on key points from the United Nations before deciding whether to attend peace negotiations planned for Friday.
The Syrian...
UN chief urges compromise, realism between Saudis and Iran
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon used a stopover in the Middle East to urge Saudi Arabia and Iran to compromise and interact responsibly,...
Fighting between Syrian and Turkish armies continues
Turkey has sent thousands of troops into north-western Syria, hasn't been able to stop the Syrian government army to retake the Idlib province.
Turkey said...
Islamic State attacks kill 10 in northern Iraq
Islamic State militants killed at least 10 people including a local Sunni tribal sheikh in two separate attacks late on Sunday in Iraq's...
Total fined 750,000 euros over Iraq 'oil for food' graft
French energy giant Total was ordered on appeal Friday to pay 750,000 euros for siphoning cash from the UN "oil-for-food" programme that aided sanctions-hit...
Yemen peace talks adjourn until 15 July
United Nations-mediated talks to end more than a year of war in Yemen have adjourned and will reconvene in Kuwait on July 15 after...
