Russian intervention won’t save Syria’s Assad: Hollande
Russia’s military intervention in Syria will not save President Bashar al-Assad, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday after an EU summit called for...
Turkish, Greek military talks at NATO postponed to Sept.10 -sources
ANKARA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Talks between Turkish and Greek officials at NATO headquarters on how to avoid military escalation in the eastern Mediterranean...
Saudi clerics slam 'Western-Russian' Syria alliance
More than 50 Saudi clerics on Tuesday called for Islamic states to militarily back rebels against the "Western-Russian alliance" in Syria, a week after...
Saudi-led forces advance towards Yemen's besieged Taez
Saudi-led coalition forces advanced on Monday towards Yemen's third city Taez after sending major reinforcements in a bid to break a months-long siege by...
Hundreds of Israelis protest in Jerusalem against Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israelis protested Saturday evening against Benjamin Netanyahu outside his Jerusalem residence as the Israeli prime minister faces corruption charges.
The...
Saudi court upholds death sentence for Shi'ite cleric
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against the death sentence passed this year on Shi'ite Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr who had...
Turkey strikes kill 13 civilians in Syria’s Afrin
Turkish air strikes on Monday killed 13 civilians including two children in northwestern Syria's Kurdish enclave of Afrin, a monitor said.
The deadly air raids...
After Paris attacks, U.S. Republicans defy Obama on Syrian refugees
Republican lawmakers defied President Barack Obama on Wednesday and set out plans following last week's Paris attacks to tighten screening of Syrian refugees in...
Saudi Arabia allocates scholarships for 3,000 Syrian students
The Saudi government said Wednesday it would be sponsoring 3,000 students in various public academic institutions of higher education in the Kingdom.
The Saudi Ministry...
Israeli policeman gets 9 months for killing Palestinian teen
An Israeli court sentenced a border policeman to nine months in prison on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a stone-throwing teenage Palestinian protester...
