Russia confirms bomb attack brought down Egypt plane, vows revenge
President Vladimir Putin vowed vengeance as Moscow on Tuesday confirmed that a bomb attack brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypt last month,...
Iran threatens response to new U.S. visa restrictions
Iran will take reciprocal measures in response to any breach of this year's nuclear deal, the Foreign Ministry warned on Monday, after Tehran said...
Iran MPs confirm suicide of held Iranian-Canadian professor
Iranian lawmakers confirmed that an Iranian-Canadian university professor killed himself while he was in custody, the semi-official ILNA news agency reported Monday.
The report quoted...
Syria starts rebuilding even as more destruction wreaked
In the Syrian city of Homs' landmark Clock Square, where some of the first anti-government protests erupted in 2011, stands a giant poster...
Saudis pledge to continue Yemen bombing campaign: Asiri said
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has vowed to continue its air campaign as bombing entered a second day.
The Shia rebels’ northern...
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...
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...
Officer and 3 assailants killed in Tunisian resort attack
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian forces shot dead three suspected Islamic militants who rammed their vehicle into security officers and attacked them with knives,...
Britain's top court hears landmark Libyan rendition case
Britain's top court on Monday began hearings in a landmark case involving a Libyan man who accuses the British government of conspiring with the...
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...
