Israeli jets strike Hamas sites in Gaza after rockets: army
Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli air force jets have struck Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip after rockets were fired on Friday from the territory...
Oil prices dip as Saudi Arabia rules out intervention
Oil retreated after Saudi Arabia's influential oil minister said Tuesday it was up to the market to determine prices, effectively ruling out an intervention...
Turkey detains 20 IS suspects ahead of G-20 summit
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained some 20 people suspected of links to the Islamic State group ahead of a G-20 summit...
Syria activists accuse regime of chemical attack
Syrian activists have accused regime forces of using a “toxic gas” during clashes in a flash-point town southwest of Damascus, saying five men were...
King Salman and Erdogan discuss Syria in telephone conversation
Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone late on Tuesday and said attacks by Russia and Syrian government forces north of...
Russia says Syrian rebels started new offensives during ceasefire – Ifax
Russia's military said on Tuesday that rebels in Syria's eastern Ghouta started new offensives after midday, during a five-hour ceasefire, Interfax news agency reported...
Turkish ex-president Gul says not running for the top job in June
Former Turkish head of state Abdullah Gul on Saturday ruled out running for the presidency in June, dousing fevered speculation he would challenge incumbent...
Syria Kurds, Arabs form joint military force
Syria’s leading Kurdish militia and several Arab rebel groups that have fought alongside it have formalized their alliance in a new group called the...
Erdogan vows 'no break' in operations against Kurd rebels
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed to press ahead with a military campaign against Kurdish militants after his ruling party swept back...
Saudi plans spending cuts, reforms to shrink budget deficit
Saudi Arabia, its finances hit by low oil prices, announced plans to shrink a record state budget deficit with spending cuts, reforms to energy...
