China envoy calls for calm and restraint between Saudi and Iran
A Chinese envoy who visited Saudi Arabia and Iran over the past week has called for both countries to exercise calm and restraint amid...
Putin orders withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria as peace talks start
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the start of the withdrawal of Moscow's forces from Syria in a shock move, as fresh peace...
Haj stampede death toll rises to 717; over 800 injured
At least 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a stampede outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, the worst disaster...
Russia continues using drones over Syria
Russia's military said Saturday it is continuing to use drones over Syria despite suspicions that one of its drones was downed by Turkey.
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Lebanon finance minister says parliament to meet after agenda agreed
Lebanon's Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Thursday a meeting of parliament would go ahead next week after lawmakers agreed on an agenda...
Foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria ‘have doubled’
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a report by an...
Syrian government ready to join UN talks to end conflict
A close adviser to Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday Damascus was ready to join U.N.-sponsored peace talks with its position bolstered...
Palestinians in Gaza plan tent city protest along Israeli border
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are planning a six-week-long tent city protest near the Israeli border starting on March 30 to demand Palestinian refugees...
Turkey charges 10 suspects over Istanbul attack
A Turkish court on Sunday charged ten people over the suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul’s tourist district that killed 10 Germans, Turkish...
World Islamic body backs Saudi in Iran spat
The world's largest Muslim body backed Saudi Arabia in its weeks-long diplomatic spat with Iran in a statement issued on Thursday night, accusing Tehran...
