Saudi Arabia announces Yemen prisoner exchange
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it exchanged prisoners with its foes in Yemen's Houthi movement and that a calm was holding along their border,...
China appoints special envoy to Syria
China said Tuesday it has appointed its first special envoy to Syria, as part of efforts to increase its diplomatic footprint in the Middle...
2 million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage
Pilgrims from around the world have begun moving from the tent city of Mina to the holy site of Kaaba in Saudi Arabia for...
Qatar opposes creation of opposition lists before Syria peace talks
Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah said on Friday he opposed the creation of lists of opposition before peace talks on Syria.
"We are against the...
Lebanese army kill 2, arrests 27 militants in border town
Lebanese soldiers killed two gunmen and arrested at least 27 suspected militants, including a commander from the Islamic State (ISIS) group, in a raid...
Iran stops doing business with Saudi as Nimr execution rankles
Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia deteriorated even further on Thursday as Tehran severed all commercial ties with Riyadh and accused Saudi jets of...
Moscow's call not to discuss Assad's fate may halt Syria peace talks
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's future should be the main topic of Syrian peace talks in Geneva, and Moscow's call not to discuss this aims...
U.N. urges Iran to halt execution of minors
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Iran to impose a moratorium on executions after two juvenile offenders were hanged in the past...
Syrian fighters arrive in Idlib after Homs ceasefire deal
Buses carrying Syrian rebel fighters and their families safely reached the northwestern city of Idlib on Thursday after withdrawing from Homs under a local...
TV channel closes office and newspaper attacked amid Saudi tensions with Lebanon
The Saudi-owned television news channel Al Arabiya shut its offices in Lebanon and dismissed 27 employees, two of its journalists said on Friday, in...
