Syrian opposition supports idea of 2 week ceasefire
Syria's opposition indicated on Wednesday it was ready for a two-week truce in Syria, saying it was a chance to test the seriousness of...
Obama to visit US mosque to counter Republican rhetoric about Muslims
President Barack Obama was set on Wednesday to make his first visit to a U.S. mosque, a trip the White House said was aimed...
Hopes for Syria peace dim, Obama wants Assad out
Hopes for a quick political transition in war-ravaged Syria dimmed Thursday as embattled President Bashar al-Assad threw cold water on an ambitious timetable agreed...
Turkey to offer work permits for Syrian refugees
Turkey is to grant work permits to Syrian refugees, an official statement said Friday, in a key move which could allow Syrians to build...
Troops enter Yemeni port, opening new front
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces landed by sea at the Red Sea port of Maydee near the border with Saudi Arabia late on Wednesday, residents said,...
Yemen warring parties swap hundreds of prisoners
Yemeni pro-government forces and rebels completed an exchange of hundreds of detainees on Thursday, an official said, amid a shaky ceasefire and as UN-sponsored...
In favoring Middle East ally, U.S. glossed over human rights record
As the United States negotiated this year's nuclear pact with Iran, the State Department quietly agreed to spare the Gulf sultanate of Oman from...
Jubeir: Saudi may take more measures against Iran
Saudi Arabia may take further measures against Iran after cutting ties with its regional rival this week, the Saudi foreign minister said on Saturday,...
In Yemen capital, fears over fighting cloud Eid holiday
Residents of Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Friday marked another Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday under the shadow of war, scared their city could be...
U.S. in contact with ex-foe Sadr after shock win in Iraq poll – aide
The United States has contacted members of a political bloc headed by former foe Moqtada al-Sadr after his parliamentary election victory put the Shi'ite...
