U.N. hopes Yemen peace talks can start by month-end
U.N. Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson said on Thursday he hoped U.N.-backed peace talks to end the conflict in Yemen could start by the...
Blast hits Istanbul metro, 6 people injured
An explosion of unknown origin hit the Istanbul metro on Tuesday, causing injuries and bringing the transport system in Turkey's largest city to a...
At least 13 killed, 38 wounded in Yemen wedding bombing: medic
At least 13 people were killed and 38 others wounded in the bombing of a wedding in a rebel-held Yemeni town, a medical source...
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...
Saudi King met with President Obama to discuss global issues
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, who is leading the Saudi delegation participating in the G-20 summit, met with US President Barack...
Chemical weapons inspectors visit second site in Syria town
Chemical weapons inspectors collected samples Wednesday from a new location in the Syrian town of Douma, their second visit to the area that was...
Prince Alwaleed and French PM discuss economic ties
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), received at his office in Riyadh French Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
He was accompanied by...
Putin briefs king on Assad’s Moscow visit
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received a phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday following Putin’s Tuesday meeting with...
Afghan negotiators wait in Kabul as start of peace talks faces delays – sources
KABUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Afghan negotiators have pushed back a planned trip to Doha for long-awaited peace talks with the Taliban as logistical...
U.N. warns of dire food situation in Yemen’s Taiz
The U.N. World Food Program on Friday appealed for safe access to the Yemeni city of Taiz, saying that fighting between warring factions had...
