Saudi Arabia pulls out of Palestine World Cup qualifier match
Saudi Arabia has decided not to play the disputed 2018 World Cup qualifier against Palestine in Ramallah, the Saudi federation said Tuesday.
"The Saudi federation...
Israel keeps its own counsel on Assad as big powers wade into Syria
Israel is no longer taking a public position on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's prospects of staying in power, its defence minister said on Tuesday,...
Syrian minister says no talk of transition, rejects Saudi peacekeeping efforts
A senior Syrian official rejected on Tuesday the idea of a "transitional period" sought by Western states that want President Bashar al-Assad removed from...
Israel hints at air force cooperation with Jordan and Egypt
Israeli fighter pilots recently trained with Arab counterparts in the United States, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Tuesday, referring to a joint exercise...
British lawmakers wary of government plan for Syria airstrikes
The British government says it is still considering airstrikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria, even though an influential group of lawmakers says...
Turkey strikes Kurdish rebel bases, rules out new talks
Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel bases in Turkey and northern Iraq, the army said Tuesday, as the government ruled out an immediate resumption...
Israel sets three-year minimum jail sentence for stone throwers
Israel's lawmakers have voted to impose a minimum three-year jail sentence on stone throwers, the Knesset website said, weeks after the premier vowed "war"...
Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi who pushed Bush to invade Iraq dies
Ahmed Chalabi, the smooth-talking Iraqi politician who pushed Washington to invade Iraq in 2003 with discredited information on Saddam Hussein's military capabilities, died on...
Egypt president: ISIS jet claim is 'propaganda'
Egypt's president has dismissed claims that a Russian passenger jet was downed by a branch of Islamic State as propaganda, after the airline said...
Obama says Syria deployment doesn't break no 'boots on ground' pledge
President Barack Obama said on Monday the planned deployment of dozens of U.S. special forces to Syria to advise opposition forces fighting Islamic State...
