Italy’s premier urges Lebanon to form Cabinet, start reforms
BEIRUT (AP) — Italy's prime minister said Tuesday his country will support Lebanon’s economic and social growth, expressing hopes that a new government is...
Putin urges ‘renunciation of violence’ after Gaza deaths
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for an end to the violence on the Gaza border during a telephone conversation with Turkish President...
GCC debt to double, assets to slide by 2020
Public debt of the oil-rich Gulf states is expected to double and assets decline by a third by 2020 as they seek to finance...
Foreign Policy lists Deputy Crown Prince among 2015’s top influencers
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, has been listed by US magazine Foreign Policy as being one...
Syria Kurds, Arabs form joint military force
Syria’s leading Kurdish militia and several Arab rebel groups that have fought alongside it have formalized their alliance in a new group called the...
At least a year before 'El Chapo' could go to U.S.
The latest in the capture of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, his meeting with Sean Penn and efforts to send him to...
Iraq to use new electronic system in May elections
Iraq says a new electronic system will be used to limit fraud in next month's national elections, and will allow for the announcement of...
Saudi Arabia announces Yemen prisoner exchange
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it exchanged prisoners with its foes in Yemen's Houthi movement and that a calm was holding along their border,...
French justice minister Christiane Taubira resigns
France's Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, often at odds with her government on policy, resigned on Wednesday, President Francois Hollande's office said in a statement.
The...
Putin: Russia ready to support Syrian opposition in fight with Islamic State
Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is ready to support Syria's opposition with air strikes in their fight against Islamic State.
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