Rouhani hails 'new chapter' in Iranian-French ties
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has hailed "a new chapter" in French-Iranian relations during his visit to Paris to discuss trade ties.
Mr Rouhani hopes to...
Obama to assure Saudi King of U.S. help against Iran threat
President Barack Obama will assure Saudi King Salman of the U.S. commitment to help counter any Iranian security threat, White House officials said on...
Egypt arrests leave few vocal critics of Sisi
A smiling Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appeared on state television last month to pardon more than 330 prisoners, saying it was an act...
Ex-Yemen president's party accepts UN peace plan
The party of Yemen's former president, a main player in the messy, months-old civil war, said in an emailed statement that it accepts a...
Gunmen kill senior militia leader in Aden, say Yemeni residents
Gunmen shot and killed a senior Yemeni militia leader and four people travelling in his convoy in the southern city of Aden, residents and...
Iraqis running out of food and medicine in Falluja
A senior Iraqi official has appealed to the U.S.-led coalition to air-drop food and medicine to tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Falluja,...
Curfew widened in southeast Turkey as clashes kill 23
Security forces killed 20 Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey while three Turkish soldiers died in a rebel attack, the military said on Wednesday, as...
Sterling slides to 31-year low after Brexit
Sterling fell to a 31-year low against the dollar on Monday as a sell-off stemming from Britain's decision to quit the European Union gathered...
Yemeni Houthis release 2 Saudi teachers
Two Saudi Arabian religious teachers have arrived home after their release from more than nine months' detention by Houthi rebels in Yemen, official media...
Cyprus, Turkey spar after warships block gas drilling ship
Cyprus on Sunday insisted Turkey had breached "international law" after Ankara's warships blocked an Italian drilling ship on course to explore for gas in...
