ISIS shelling kills 9 students at Syrian school: state media
ISIS jihadists killed nine Syrian students when they shelled a school in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor on Tuesday, state news agency SANA reported.
The...
Syrian foreign minister to visit China this week
Syria's foreign minister will visit China this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, amid a renewed bid by Beijing to play a...
Saudi warns of reprisals after new Yemen missile
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen threatened severe reprisals late Monday against rebels in the neighbouring country, after they fired a fourth ballistic missile...
UN considers 'light' options to monitor possible Syria truce
The United Nations is mulling "light touch" options for monitoring a possible ceasefire in Syria that would keep its risks to a minimum by...
UAE puts six on trial on charges of supplying Yemen's Houthis
Six people are on trial in the United Arab Emirates on charges of providing supplies to the country's enemies from the Iran-allied Houthi movement...
Boko Haram violence forces one million children out of school
Violence in northeast Nigeria and neighbouring countries targeted by Boko Haram has forced more than one million children out of school, leaving them prey...
Assad’s allies Russia and Iran in Mideast resurgence
After years of waning influence, Russia and Iran made a dramatic comeback in the Middle East in 2015 as they threw their support behind...
Trump: Clinton a ‘liar’ for ISIS recruiting claim
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Sunday that Democrat Hillary Clinton was a "liar" for claiming that his proposal to ban entry...
24 Libyan municipalities sign up to unity deal
The leaders of 24 Libyan municipalities on Monday signed the U.N.-sponsored agreement on the formation of a national unity government, in a move welcomed...
Putin picks Turkey over U.S. as the enemy
Vladimir Putin is studiously late for meetings with world leaders. Yet when it comes to an appearance on live national television, the Russian president...
