World Bank: New bond scheme for Middle East and North Africa by spring
A new international bond and grant scheme to help countries dealing with the fallout of war and instability in the Middle East and North...
Lebanon judge issues non-binding media ban against US ambassador
Beirut (AFP) - A Lebanese judge on Saturday banned media from reporting remarks by the US ambassador after she spoke about the powerful Hezbollah...
Libya's recognised parliament rejects U.N.- backed unity government
Libya's internationally recognised parliament voted on Monday to reject a unity government proposed under a United Nations-backed plan to resolve the country's political crisis...
Anger as Israel denies its forces shot Palestinian teen
Israel on Tuesday denied its forces shot a Palestinian teenager and said he suffered a severe head injury when he fell off his bicycle,...
Minister disowns comment that UAE's role in Yemen is over
A top diplomat in the United Arab Emirates stepped back early Friday from his previous comments that the country's part in the Saudi-led war...
Turkey proposes cooperation with Russia in fighting ISIS
Turkey said on Monday it wanted to cooperate with Moscow in combating Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria but denied having suggested it might allow...
Erdogan says Turkey has proof of Russian involvement in ISIS oil trade
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said Turkey had proof Russia was involved in illegal oil trade with the Islamic State (ISIS) group in...
Russia ready to act as 'intermediary' between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Russia is ready to serve as an intermediary to resolve the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran that saw the kingdom break off diplomatic...
Biden and Erdogan aim to ramp up ISIS fight
The White House said Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed ways to deepen cooperation in the fight against ISIS in...
Egypt’s Sisi pardons 3,477 prisoners ahead of Eid holiday
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 3477 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, many of them imprisoned for debt, the interior ministry said...
