Yemen Houthis free detained U.S. citizen, sends him to Oman
A U.S. citizen held by Yemen's Houthi group since September last year has been released and taken to Oman aboard a flight that...
Mecca summit supports Palestinians, backs Saudis in Iran standoff
Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2019 (AFP) - A Saudi-hosted Islamic summit on Saturday threw its support behind Palestinians ahead of a US-led peace...
Syrian Kurdish leader detained in Prague on Turkey’s request
Czech authorities detained a former leader of a Syrian Kurdish political party under an Interpol red notice that was based on Turkey's request...
“God bless you”, Netanyahu tells Guatemalan president over Jerusalem embassy move
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Guatemala with a "God bless you" on Monday for deciding to move its embassy to Jerusalem, while the...
Top U.S. general: Iraq did not ask for Russian strikes
U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford played down the chances of any Russian air campaign in Iraq in the near future as he made his...
Nearly 450 killed in Russian strikes on Syria
Russian air strikes in Syria have killed at least 446 people, more than a third of them civilians, since they began end-September, the Syrian...
Greek PM: Dialogue with Turkey is important, but on peaceful terms
ATHENS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The European Union must impose 'meaningful' sanctions on Turkey unless Ankara pulls its maritime assets from disputed areas in...
Abbas asks UN for international protection as violence rages
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Wednesday in Geneva for the creation of a "special regime" for the protection of his people, as a wave...
Jihadists looking to Egypt’s Sinai for new home base
After crushing blows in Iraq and Syria, global jihadists could be eyeing Egypt's Sinai Peninsula as a new home base, the army said Thursday,...
U.S. stages 25 strikes in Iraq and Syria against ISIS
The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State (ISIS) with 25 strikes on Monday in their latest assault against the militant group in...
