Jubeir says Russia and Syrian government violated truce
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Sunday accused Russia and the Syrian government air force of violating a cessation of hostilities in Syria and...
Battle brews over economic policy in Turkey's AKP after election win
Behind its monolithic facade, a row over economic policy is raging in Turkey's AK Party as it readies for another four years in power,...
Turkey: Erdogan to revive bid for executive presidency
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman has suggested that the ruling party will revive a push for constitutional changes to increase the powers of the...
Saudi Arabian builders delay payments amid state spending clampdown
Some Saudi Arabian construction companies are struggling to pay their staff on time in a sign of growing pressure on the economy from low...
Saudi stadium plan scaled back as oil drop bites
Saudi Arabia's plans to dramatically increase the size and scope of football stadiums around the country have "been shelved" because of the impact of...
Assad says Brexit vote shows UK leaders "disconnected from reality"
Syria's president heaped scorn on British politicians for allowing the vote on leaving the European Union, saying lawmakers who had criticised his handling of...
Russia: No force in Syria without govt approval
Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that no country could use military force in Syria without first securing the agreement of...
ISIS ‘advances in Aleppo’ outskirts
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters have captured several Syrian villages from rival insurgents near Aleppo, a monitoring group said on Friday,...
Inspired by prison canteen, first Palestinian food truck rolls in
Inspired by their time working in an Israeli prison canteen, two Palestinians have launched a food truck in the West Bank city of Ramallah,...
Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam says war has not stopped
A major Syrian rebel group has said the war had not stopped since a cessation of hostilities agreement came into effect, accusing the government...
