Turkey seeks allies' support for ground operation as Syria war nears border
Turkey is asking allies including the United States to take part in a joint ground operation in Syria, as a Moscow-backed government advance nears...
Saudi Arabia suspends Iran's Mahan Air license to use its air space
Saudi Arabia has suspended licenses granted to Iran's Mahan Air to fly through its air space or land at its airports due to violations...
Civilian death toll in Syria’s Ghouta rises to 800
More than two weeks of ferocious bombardment of Syria's rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta have left 800 civilians dead, a monitoring group said Tuesday...
Syrian opposition choose ex-PM to represent them at peace talks
Members of a Syrian opposition body set up in Saudi Arabia last week chose former prime minister Riad Hijab on Thursday to represent them...
Iran dismisses demands beyond nuke deal as IAEA head visits
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran won't accept any additional demands beyond its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, the country's top nuclear official declared...
Turkish Cypriot official: No tensions if waters divvied up
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Tensions over the search for oil and gas off ethnically divided Cyprus would fade if Greek Cypriots agreed to divvy...
Egypt begins parliamentary election
Egypt has had no parliament since June 2012 when a court dissolved the democratically-elected main chamber, then dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood, reversing a...
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign Renaissance Dam agreement
Foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia signed a “Khartoum document,” aimed to resolve differences about the upcoming Renaissance Dam project, following their meeting...
Putin: Russia will not deploy troops in Syria
Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting air strikes against what it says are ISIS targets, President Vladimir...
French teacher who claimed ISIS attack made story up
A French nursery school teacher who claimed on Monday he was stabbed in his classroom by an ISIS supporter has admitted to prosecutors that he...
