Syria rebels to give up heavy weapons in Homs deal
Syrian rebels in a former opposition stronghold in Homs will relinquish nearly half their heavy weapons as part of a landmark truce with the...
China says wants deeper defence and anti-terror ties with Arab world
China wants to develop deeper defence and anti-terrorism ties with the Arab world, including joint exercises, intelligence sharing and training, the government said in...
Sudan ditches Iran for Saudi patronage
When Saudi Arabia executed a leading Shi'ite cleric and protesters responded by torching the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Sudan was one of only three...
Oil prices rebound after falling below $30
Oil prices rebounded in Asia Wednesday, halting a plunge that saw crude fall below $30 a barrel for the first time in more than...
'I heard a strange sound and shouted "run"': tourist guide in Istanbul bomb
The guide of a group of German tourists who were targeted by a suicide bomber in Istanbul said she heard the moment the attacker...
Post-revolt Tunisia a target and exporter of jihadists
The 2011 revolution that toppled Tunisia's regime has awoken extremism in the country after decades of repression, turning it into a target for attacks...
Bahrain MPs blast fuel price hike in heated session
A session of the Bahraini parliament broke up amid shouting and protests on Tuesday when several lawmakers, in a rare show of opposition to...
NATO cannot limit missile defenses to please Russia, U.S. says
NATO allies cannot agree to Russian demands to limit their missile defenses because of the threat posed by North Korea, a senior U.S. State...
Iran detains US sailors after craft stopped in the Gulf
Iran has detained 10 US sailors after their vessels were stopped in the Gulf, a US official told press agencies.
"We lost contact with two...
U.S. is accommodating Russia on Syria: Opposition said
The United States has backtracked on its position over Syria, softening its stance to accommodate Russia, opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said on Tuesday, warning...
