Thousands of Iranian troops 'arrive in Syria' for Aleppo offensive
Thousands of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join the regime's military forces and Hizbollah allies to launch a ground attack against insurgents...
Iraq’s ruling coalition threatens to withdraw support for Abadi’s reforms
More than 60 members of Iraq’s ruling coalition will seek to withdraw parliamentary support for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s reforms if he does not...
Iraqi lawmakers approve manual ballot recount in May 12 vote
Iraq's parliament voted on Wednesday in favor of a manual ballot recount after allegations of widespread fraud in the country's recently held parliamentary elections,...
Death toll in Syrian civil war is 470,000
In five years of civil war, 400,000 Syrians have been killed and another 70,000 have perished due to a lack of basics such as...
Iran deal closer to reality as U.S. prepares sanctions waivers
The United States approved conditional sanctions waivers for Iran on Sunday, though it cautioned they would not take effect until Tehran has curbed its...
Yemen’s Houthis indicate willingness to hand over port to U.N. -sources
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have indicated they would be willing to hand over management of Hodeidah port to the United Nations, a potential breakthrough in...
Turkey allows German minister visit after airbase row
Turkey said Monday it would allow Germany's defence minister to visit an air base in the south of the country after sparking a row...
Yemen shells kill child and two others in Saudi
Three civilians including a child have been killed by shelling from Yemen in a border region of Saudi Arabia, official media said on Friday.
Several...
Saudi consumers still spending despite oil price slump
Bloomberg TV report that Saudi Arabians are still spending money despite the worldwide slump in oil prices. Emad Mostaque reports that the kingdom of...
Iran condemns new US sanctions over missile test
Iran has denounced new sanctions imposed by the US over its ballistic missile programme.
The sanctions had "no legal or moral legitimacy", a foreign ministry...
