British Prime Minister seeking vote to carry out Syria airstrikes
British Prime Minister David Cameron has not dropped plans to seek parliamentary support to bomb Islamist militants in Syria, a source in his office...
Turkey says plans anti-ISIS offensive in near future
Turkey has said it is planning to launch a military campaign soon against the Islamic State group which is accused of carrying out the...
Saudi-led forces fight Houthi border advance, killing 20
Helicopters and fighter jets belonging to a Saudi-led coalition on Sunday repelled Yemeni Houthi fighters who were pressing a six-day-old offensive to seize Saudi...
Chinese President Xi arrives in Saudi Arabia on Mideast tour
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit as part of a Mideast tour that will include stops in...
UN chief urges Israelis and Palestinians to act quickly to calm tensions
UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned of a "dangerous escalation" and urged Israelis and Palestinians to move quickly to calm nearly three weeks of unrest...
Fire at Saudi hospital kills 31, injures 107
A pre-dawn fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia's southwestern port city of Jazan on Thursday killed 31 people and injured 107, the Saudi civil...
"Zero chance" of Syria talks without goodwill steps from Damascus-opposition negotiator
There will be no Syria peace talks if the government does not take humanitarian steps outlined by the U.N. Security Council, including a halt...
Lead Syrian opposition negotiator 'not optimistic' on peace talks
The Syrian opposition's chief negotiator in peace talks in Geneva said on Wednesday he was "not optimistic" about strained efforts to end the nearly...
British MPs ask Egypt to visit jailed ex-president Morsi
Three British Members of Parliament have requested that Egyptian authorities allow them to visit the country's imprisoned former president Mohammed Morsi over concerns...
Turkey jails seven more suspects in Istanbul airport attack
A Turkish court has jailed seven suspects pending trial on terrorism charges over last month's triple suicide bombing at Istanbul's main airport, bringing the...
