Egypt seeks closer ties during visit by Saudi crown prince
Egypt gave a warm welcome to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, with military fanfare and a trip to the Suez...
Saudi tells UK it 'won't be lectured to' on human rights
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Britain criticised Monday the breaching of "mutual respect" between the two countries, adding that the Gulf kingdom "will not be...
U.S. states shun Syrian refugees in wake of Paris attacks
Two U.S. states say they will block or suspend a program to resettle Syrian refugees within their borders, citing security concerns after Friday's wave...
Bomb-rigged mass grave of Daesh victims found in Iraq
A bomb-rigged mass grave believed to hold the remains of more than 120 people killed by the Daesh terrorist group has been found in...
Airstrikes kill at least 20 Yemeni rebel fighters
Yemeni security officials say a Saudi-led coalition has launched more than a dozen airstrikes against anti-government rebels in Taiz province, killing at least 20.
They...
UN expects 600,000 migrant arrivals from Turkey over next 4 months
Up to 600,000 migrants and refugees are expected to cross from Turkey to Greece and onwards over the next four months, the UN said...
EU calls on Turkey to calm violence and seek peace with Kurds
Brussels voiced its strongest criticism yet of the surge in violence in EU candidate Turkey, calling for a renewed peace effort with the Kurds...
Vowing to destroy terrorism, France seeks global coalition against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia to join forces to destroy Islamic State in the wake of Friday's attacks...
Iraqi army declares first major victory over Isis in Ramadi
Iraq's army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad on Sunday, the first major triumph for the U.S.-trained...
U.S. court says Trump travel ban unlawfully discriminates against Muslim
President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries violates the U.S. Constitution by discriminating on the basis of religion, a federal...
