U.S. VP chides Turkey over press freedom
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a trip to Turkey on Friday that intimidating the media, curtailing internet freedom and accusing academics of...
Syria reports Israeli airstrikes against central airbase
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian air defenses opened fire late Wednesday on missiles launched by Israeli warplanes at a military airbase in the central...
No sign of Saudi rescuing oil market
Low oil prices have pushed top exporter Saudi Arabia to hasten difficult economic reforms and cut spending on popular benefits, but it has few...
Syrian opposition says Russia steps up bombing despite truce deal
The main Syrian opposition council said Russia had stepped up air strikes since a U.S.-Russian ceasefire plan was announced on Monday and that it...
Egypt, Sudan: Ethiopia won’t fill disputed dam before accord
CAIRO (AP) — The leaders of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed that Ethiopia will refrain from filling its new hydroelectric dam on the...
Erdogan signals possible warming of ties with Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signaled a possible warming of relations with Israel, saying in comments published Monday that the entire region would...
Airstrikes kill at least 20 Yemeni rebel fighters
Yemeni security officials say a Saudi-led coalition has launched more than a dozen airstrikes against anti-government rebels in Taiz province, killing at least 20.
They...
Turkey sees possible foreign ISIS link in Istanbul airport attack
At least one of three suspected Islamic State (ISIS) suicide bombers who killed 42 people at Istanbul airport is thought to be a foreigner...
U.S. slams Assad's 'red-carpet' welcome in Moscow
The White House issued a scathing attack on Russia's "red carpet" welcome for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday, accusing Moscow of impeding progress...
Saudi film fans revel on 'green carpet' as festival begins
The "red carpet" was made of green artificial turf and women wore traditional black robes instead of plunging necklines when the third Saudi Film...