EU, Turkey driving hard bargain before migration summit
European and Turkish officials are working to smooth out their remaining differences on an agreement to help stem flows of migrants to Europe, which...
Gulf states plan to roll out VAT in 3 years
Gulf states have agreed on key issues for implementing value-added tax in the region, an official from the United Arab Emirates finance ministry said...
Syrian government ready to take part in UN peace talks
Syria is ready to take part in U.N.-organized peace talks and hopes the dialogue will help the country find a solution to the crisis,...
Erdogan urges respect for election win in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday hailed a big victory for his ruling party in the country's parliamentary election and demanded the world...
More than 100 killed in Syria assault on Damascus suburb
Government forces bombed the northeastern suburbs of the Syrian capital for a second straight day on Tuesday, killing more than 100 people and raising...
Tensions grow as Bosnian authorities crack down on migrants
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tensions are growing in the northwestern Bosnia after local authorities launched a widespread crackdown on thousands of migrants stranded in...
France plans to close mosques: Prime Minister Manuel Valls
As part of the fight against radical Islam, "jihadism" and terrorism, French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, said he was ready to order the closure...
Libyan coast guard rescues 186 migrants, recovers 5 bodies
Libya's coast guard says it has recovered the bodies of five migrants and rescued 186 others, including women and children, in separate operations in...
Record floods threaten pyramid sites in Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Record floods in Sudan have threatened sites housing the royal pyramids of Meroe and Nuri, two of the country's...
Curtailed hajj compounds Saudi economic woes
Riyadh (AFP) - Vacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness -- and fears of economic ruin -- haunt the usually...
