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...
Saudi Arabia signs deals worth $10 bn with France
France on Tuesday announced a series of deals worth 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion) with Saudi Arabia, during a visit by Prime Minister Manuel...
Vladimir Putin warns of 'serious consequences' following Turkey shooting down Russian jet
Vladimir Putin has said there will be “serious consequences” to Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian fighter jet.
The Russian President repeated his military’s claim...
Riyadh condemns racism against Muslim refugees
Saudi Arabia has expressed deep concern about the “increasing hostile, racist and inhuman rhetoric against refugees in general and Muslim refugees in particular.”
All countries,...
UN condemns Syria regime attacks on civilians
The United Nations aid chief on Monday condemned attacks on civilians in and near the Syrian capital as "unacceptable," a day after more than...
Jubeir: More robust approach needed to influence Syria's Assad
Saudi Arabia supports a more aggressive approach against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, including imposing a no-fly zone and arming rebels with surface-to-air missiles,...
Palestinians withdraw envoy to US over Israel embassy move
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas withdrew his top representative to the United States Tuesday, the foreign ministry announced, a day after the US moved its...
Saudi Arabia says no common position on Assad's fate after Vienna meeting
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Friday after attending a meeting in Vienna on Syria that he and his fellow participants had not...
France and Russia agree to exchange intel on ISIS
The presidents of France and Russia agreed Thursday to tighten cooperation in the fight against ISIS, although they remained at odds over their approach...
Hamburg Islamist knife attacker gets life in prison
A Palestinian jihadist who killed one man and wounded six other people in a German supermarket knife rampage last year was sentenced on Thursday...
