Yemen's warring sides agree to release child prisoners
The parties to over a year of civil war in Yemen have agreed to release all child prisoners they are holding, U.N. envoy to...
EU should stop stringing Turkey along, says Turkish Foreign Minister
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the EU must take "sincere" steps to help Turkey manage the flow of migrants, including finding ways to...
France's Hollande, in Moscow, urges grand coalition against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday world powers must create a "grand coalition" to combat Islamic State militants who control...
Israel confirms plans to seize West Bank land
Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, a...
Officials: Palestinian boy dies a day after gunshot to head
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says a boy has died a day after being hit by an Israeli gunshot in the head.
Azzam Hillal,...
U.N. refugee agency chief urges Europe to unite on asylum, migration
United Nations refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi called on the European Union (EU) on Friday to "find a new and united approach" to migration...
Egypt, 37 death sentences including a militant leader
An Egyptian court on Saturday declared the death sentences of 37 defendants, including one of the country’s most high-profile militants, on terrorism-related charges.
The men...
Saudi security forces kill 2, arrest 3 in anti-terror raids
Authorities in Saudi Arabia say security forces conducting a series of anti-terror raids have killed two suspects and arrested three.
The official Saudi Press Agency...
Raid in Syria kills 6 Iran-backed fighters: monitor
Beirut (AFP) - Air strikes targeting positions belonging to regime forces and Iran-backed militias in east Syria on Saturday killed six fighters, a war...
Cyprus says Turkish warships continue to block drilling rig
Turkey faced criticism Monday after its warships continued to impede a rig from reaching a location off Cyprus where Italian energy company Eni is...
