Yemen delegations pledge to leave for peace talks in Kuwait
Members of warring Yemeni factions who had stayed in the capital Sanaa two days past the start date of United Nations-backed peace talks announced...
US special forces traveling 'very soon' to Syria
Dozens of US special operations forces will arrive in Syria "very soon," as promised by President Barack Obama's administration, a senior official said Sunday.
The...
Libya's North African neighbours brace for any Western strikes
Libya's neighbours are again preparing for possible Western intervention in Libya, tightening border security and sending diplomatic warnings about the risk from hurried action...
Saudi Arabia: Low oil price threatens future supply crisis
Leading crude oil exporter Saudi Arabia warned on Monday of a supply crisis after massive energy investments were cancelled because of the sharp decline...
Saudi to unveil 2016 budget with huge shortfall
Saudi Arabia unveils its 2016 budget on Monday with the oil powerhouse expected to project a huge deficit following the collapse of crude prices.
The...
Israel legalises hundreds of West Bank settler homes
Israel has retroactively legalised some 800 homes in four settlements in the occupied West Bank, the interior ministry said.
They included 377 homes in the...
IS attacks back in Iraq
Over fears that IS is staging a comeback, the extremist group killed at least 10 Iraqi militiamen in a coordinated assault overnight near the...
Iraqi force enters Basra to disarm tribal fighters
Iraq has sent an armoured army division and a police strike force into the southern oil city of Basra to disarm residents amid intensified...
Iran says Canadian-Iranian committed suicide in jail; more arrests expected
Iran's judiciary said on Sunday an Iranian-Canadian activist had committed suicide in detention because of the weight of evidence against him in a spying...
Iran, Venezuela will not change position on countering U.S. sanctions
(Reuters) - Iran and Venezuela will not back down from countering American sanctions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi wrote in a tweet.
U.S. Secretary...
