Syrian army, Russian jets attack rebels in southern Aleppo
Syrian troops and their allies, backed by Russian jets, attacked insurgent fighters south of Aleppo on Friday, a source in Syria and a monitoring...
Syrian Kurds claim Turkish army attacks border positions
Kurdish fighters in northern Syria have accused the Turkish military of attacking their positions near a border town at the weekend.
There was no immediate...
Kremlin says King of Jordan to visit Russia
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday preparations were under way for King Abdullah of Jordan to visit Russia, Russian news agencies reported.
Peskov was...
Iran blames Yemen war on British, US arms exports
Iran on Monday rejected Western claims that it was arming Huthi rebels in Yemen, saying the conflict was instead the result of British and...
Al Jazeera says its crew kidnapped in Yemeni city of Taiz
The Doha-based Al Jazeera news channel said on Thursday three of its journalists had been kidnapped in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz and...
Dispute with Qatar won’t be long-term, Bahrain industry minister says
RIYADH, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Bahrain's diplomatic dispute with Qatar isn't likely to last for a long time, and will not change Bahrain's economic...
UN: No Syria talks for 2-3 weeks
There will be no new round of Syria talks for at least two or three weeks, the office of U.N.special envoy for Syria Staffan...
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...
As Isis threat mounts on its doorstep, Indonesia scours a jungle
Indonesian forces are mobilizing for a manhunt in steamy jungles on the far-flung island of Sulawesi to flush the country's most-wanted man from his...
