Syria troops advance against ISIS in Homs province
The Syrian army recaptured a town and village in the central province of Homs from ISIS on Monday, state media and a monitoring group...
Syria regime raids kill dozens in Aleppo
Regime air strikes killed dozens of civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo and nearby areas Friday as the UN Security Council prepared to...
Virus puts new strain on Gaza’s overwhelmed health system
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dr. Ahmed el-Rabii spent years treating Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire during wars and clashes in the Gaza...
Muslim women's segregation in UK communities must end – Cameron
"More assertive" action is needed to tackle discrimination against Muslim women and their segregation in some UK communities, David Cameron has said.
A review will...
NATO: Turkey, Greece start talks to reduce risk of conflict
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Despite a denial from Greece, the chief of NATO said Friday that Greece and Turkey have started technical discussions aimed...
Tired of cheap oil, Saudis eye price boost to drive Aramco IPO
Two years after triggering an oil price war, Saudi Arabia has seemingly had enough of cheap crude amid budget pressures, fear of a future...
Prominent Saudi Sheikh injured in Philippines shooting
A gunman shot and wounded a prominent Saudi Arabian Sheikh who was on an Islamic State (ISIS) hit list after he gave a speech to...
Afghan government says mother’s name can go on birth certificates
KABUL (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Afghan government has accepted a proposal to put mothers' names on their children's birth certificates, in a rare...
Saudi, Russia, US, and Turkey to hold Syria talks Thursday
The top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, and Turkey will hold a second round of Syria talks in less than a...
Aid airdrops to Syria's besieged are 'too dangerous'
As images and reports of starvation in besieged Syrian communities drew an international outcry and two rare aid convoys this month, an urgent question...
