Pakistan mourns university massacre victims
Pakistan observed a day of national mourning Thursday for the 21 people killed when heavily-armed gunmen stormed a university in the troubled northwest, exposing...
Syria eases strikes on rebel enclave after deadly campaig
Syrian regime air strikes on the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta eased on Saturday after five days of heavy bombardment that killed more than...
6 Saudis among the dead in Istanbul attack
Saudi Arabia's Embassy in Turkey says six Saudi citizens were killed in the attack on Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, raising the death toll from an...
US-led coalition drops 50 tons of ammunition to anti-Isil Syrian rebels
U.S. forces airdropped small arms ammunition and other supplies to Syrian Arab rebels, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes in the long-running...
Twin suicide bombs in northeast Syria kill 16
Twin suicide bombings hit two restaurants in a Kurdish-controlled city in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, killing 16 and wounding dozens of people, a Kurdish...
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...
Foreign Policy lists Deputy Crown Prince among 2015’s top influencers
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, has been listed by US magazine Foreign Policy as being one...
Palestinian killed trying to stab Israeli policeman; Palestinians suggest foul play
Two Palestinians allegedly tried to stab Israeli police at a West Bank checkpoint on Friday, one of whom was shot dead while the other...
Kerry speaks to Lavrov, urges calm after Russian jet downed
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Russian counterpart on Wednesday to urge calm and dialogue between Turkey and Russia after Turkey's...
Jabhat al-Nusra reject Syria truce, urge stronger attacks
The al Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra rejected on Friday the cessation of hostilities in Syria due to begin at midnight, and urged insurgents to intensify...
