Britain joins Syria air war; Putin vows more sanctions on Turkey
Britain joined U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, but Vladimir Putin issued bitter new denunciations of Turkey for shooting down...
U.S. praises Saudi's sanctions on Hezbollah
The United States has praised Saudi Arabia for blacklisting 12 Hezbollah-affiliated individuals including military officials and financiers on Nov. 26.
Joseph W. Westphal, US ambassador...
Lebanon signs offshore drilling deal amid row with Israel
Lebanon Friday signed its first contract to drill for oil and gas off its coast with a consortium comprising energy giants Total, ENI...
Saudi condemns terrorist attack in Ankara
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned Saturday’s cowardly terrorist bombing in Ankara which killed 86 people.
An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Assad open to working with some rebels: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad had told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they...
Saudi national released from Guantanamo Bay
Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay navy station in Cuba, has been...
Manhunt under way for suspects across europe: Paris terrorist attacks
French police launched more than 150 raids across the country overnight as part of a manhunt in the wake of Paris’s deadly terror attacks,...
Obama vows continued Gitmo closure push despite fresh delay
President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to work "meticulously" with Congress to try to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, and said he saw no...
Yemen humanitarian ceasefire expected in days: U.N Official said
Yemen's warring parties are expected to announce a humanitarian ceasefire within days before U.N.-sponsored talks to end a civil war that has killed nearly...
Father: Jailed Palestinian teen protester in good spirits
The father of Palestinian teenage protest leader Ahed Tamimi on Tuesday said he has visited his daughter and wife in an Israeli prison for...
