France opposition Syrian National Coalition must be central to peace talks
The Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) must be the main actor to unite all rebel groups in any future peace talks with the...
British PM: differences over Assad's future narrowing
Differences in opinion over the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been enormous but appear to be narrowing, British Prime Minister David Cameron...
Syria could be ‘weeks away’ from transition: Kerry says
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Syria could be weeks away from a “big transition,” following on from international talks in...
U.S. Secretary Kerry condemns Palestinian attacks as he meets Israel's Netanyahu
US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned a wave of Palestinian attacks as he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in his...
Polish Muslims rally against racism and terrorism
Hundreds of people protested in the Polish city of Poznan on Sunday against terrorism and racism, in one of the first such demonstrations called...
Egyptian jamming of Sinai insurgents disrupts phones in Israel, Gaza
Israel and Egypt were working to halt disruptions to mobile phone service after Egyptian jamming against Sinai insurgents caused outages in neighbouring Israel and...
Lebanon’s Hariri visits UAE after resignation in Saudi
DUBAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Lebanon's outgoing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri met Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on Tuesday, Saudi-owned Al...
Major powers fail to agree new date for Syria peace talks
Major power foreign ministers failed to agree a new date to resume Syrian peace talks at a meeting on Tuesday, and the opposition said...
Closed public spaces in Iraq over Coronavirus’ first case
The government announced sweeping measures late Wednesday upon the first confirmed case of Coronavirus in the capital Baghdad.
In a try to contain the spread...
U.S. and Russia aim to choke off ISIS finances
The United States and Russia are drafting U.N. resolutions aimed at ramping up global efforts to choke off ISIS’ sources of financing, both country’s...
