China's Xi opens refinery with Saudi King Salman
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi King Salman on Wednesday attended a ceremony to mark the opening of a joint-venture refinery, a symbol of...
Syrian government 'to let aid into besieged Madaya'
The Syrian government has agreed to allow aid into the besieged rebel-held village of Madaya, the UN says, amid reports of residents starving to...
Iraq parliament approves cabinet overhaul
Iraq's parliament approved the appointment of Jabar Ali al-Luaibi, former head of the main state oil firm, as oil minister in a cabinet overhaul...
All eyes on Syria as ceasefire deadline looms
US President Barack Obama warned Russia and Damacus that the "world will be watching", hours before a partial truce was due to come into...
Putin orders withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria as peace talks start
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the start of the withdrawal of Moscow's forces from Syria in a shock move, as fresh peace...
British and U.S. spies hacked Israeli air force networks
The United States and Britain have monitored secret sorties and communications by Israel's air force in a hacking operation dating back to 1998, according...
France says Syria allies must exert maximum pressure to ensure truce
France's foreign ministry called on Russia and Iran to exert "maximum pressure" on the Syrian government to implement a United Nations-backed ceasefire in eastern...
UK to investigate if Saudi Arabia breached humanitarian laws in Yemen
Britain's foreign minister said it would halt weapons exports to Saudi Arabia if investigations found Riyadh had breached international humanitarian law in the war...
Italy agrees to let anti-ISIS drones depart from Sicily
Italy has agreed to let armed U.S. drones take off from an air base in Sicily on a case-by-case basis for defensive missions against Islamic...
Yemen's government and Houthis claim truce violations
Yemen's dominant Houthi group and President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government have accused each other of violating a ceasefire aimed at facilitating U.N.-sponsored peace talks,...
