Iraqi forces raid Iran-backed militia base in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces raided a headquarters belonging to a powerful Iran-backed militia in southern Baghdad late on Thursday and detained more...
Putin snubs Erdogan meet at Paris climate conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the climate conference in Paris on Monday, the Kremlin...
Qatar opposes creation of opposition lists before Syria peace talks
Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah said on Friday he opposed the creation of lists of opposition before peace talks on Syria.
"We are against the...
Blast at government office in Pakistan kills 21
A suicide bomber attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 70, officials said.
A Pakistani...
Prince Mohammed due to meet on Yemen with U.N. chief
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince is due to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday, the kingdom's ambassador said, after the United Nations...
Iran’s Guards kill nine militants who crossed border from Iraq – statement
Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Saturday they had killed nine militants in a security operation carried out in the northwest of the country...
Turkey asks Germany to extradite Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim
Turkey said on Monday it had issued a second extradition request for Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim, calling for his temporary detention and extradition...
Russia: Air force hits 86 ISIS targets in Syria
Russia's air force has made 88 sorties, hitting 86 Islamic State targets in Syria in the last 24 hours, Interfax news agency reported on...
Angry talk of Western conspiracy over plane crash in Egypt
Egyptian media have reacted with fury as Britain and the United States increasingly point to a bomb as the cause of the Oct. 31...
Macron tells Erdogan Syria ceasefire must apply to Afrin
French President Emmanuel Macron told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday that a proposed UN ceasefire for Syria must be applied...
