Pompeo discusses Libyan conflict, Iran with UAE counterpart
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the Libyan conflict and countering Iranian regional influence with his Emirati counterpart during a...
Told he must go, Assad may outlast Obama in office
Bashar Assad's presidency looks likely to outlast Barack Obama's.
As the United States has turned its attention to defeating the Islamic State group, it has...
U.S. to announce new visa rules for Europeans who visited Arab states
The Obama administration will announce as early as Thursday its plan to introduce new visa requirements for European travelers who are dual nationals of...
Trump’s delayed peace plan for the Middle East peace
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release details of his long- peace plan for the Middle East before Israeli Prime Minister...
Saudi Arabia announces Yemen prisoner exchange
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it exchanged prisoners with its foes in Yemen's Houthi movement and that a calm was holding along their border,...
Erdogan’s policies driving Turkey to the edge, challenger says
President Tayyip Erdogan is driving Turkey "to the cliff" through ideological politics and a determination to control the central bank, the main opposition party's...
Britain says will take UN report on Yemen war "extremely seriously"
Britain said on Thursday it would take "extremely seriously" the findings of a United Nations report which says British military ally Saudi Arabia could...
Iraqi PM's reforms hindered by divisions amid ISIS threat
Facing resistance from within his own party, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is struggling to sustain support for a political shake-up he says is...
France strikes Islamic State in Syria again after Paris attacks
France carried out fresh air strikes on Islamic State bases in northern Syria on Tuesday as police made 128 overnight raids across France in...
Iran sanctions ending in January ‘not impossible’
Iran’s aim of having sanctions against it lifted by the end of January under a deal with major powers is “not impossible”, the head...
