UN says aiming to restart Syria peace talks on April 9
The UN's Syria envoy said Thursday he is aiming to restart peace talks on April 9, disregarding a regime request that negotiations not resume...
Obama faces Saudi criticism ahead of summit
Blunt assessments by Barack Obama of longtime US ally Saudi Arabia have triggered unprecedented Saudi criticism of the president as he prepares to visit...
Turkey says Brussels attacker deported in 2015, Belgium ignored warning
One of the attackers in the Brussels suicide bombings was deported last year from Turkey, and Belgium subsequently ignored a warning that the man...
A year into intervention, Saudi sees few gains in Yemen
A year after it launched air strikes in Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition has failed to deal a decisive blow to Iran-backed rebels and...
African and Arab defence ministers focus on 'terrorism' in Egypt meet
Defence ministers and officials of 27 African and Arab countries began a two-day meeting in Egypt on Thursday that will explore military and counter-terrorism...
Yemen fighting to halt April 10, peace talks start April 18
The warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a cessation of hostilities starting at midnight on April 10 and peace talks in Kuwait beginning...
United States to press Russia on Syria's Assad
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to press President Vladimir Putin on how Russia sees a future political transition in Syria and...
Sisi names 10 new ministers in Egypt cabinet reshuffle
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday swore in 10 new ministers in a cabinet reshuffle, as Egypt struggles to revive an economy battered by...
Turkey launches air strikes against PKK in Iraq and Turkey
Turkey's military carried out air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq and killed 26 militants in southeast Turkey, where violence...
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...
