Britain's Blair says 2003 Iraq invasion played role in Islamic State rise
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State militant group,...
U.S., Saudi Arabia to bolster support for moderate Syrian opposition
RIYADH, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The United States and Saudi Arabia agreed to increase support to Syria's moderate opposition while seeking a political resolution...
U.S Kerry meets Saudi King Salman for Syria talks
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Saudi Arabia's monarch, King Salman, to follow up on discussions he...
Hundreds of Houthi & Pro-Saleh fighters captured
The commander of the Border Guards in Asir, Brig. Gen. Safar bin Ahmad Al-Ghamdi, said Saudi forces defeated a number of Houthi militias and...
U.N. plans Yemen peace talks soon, warns of aid obstruction
The United Nations envoy to Yemen was arranging face-to-face negotiations between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels but warned that a "disastrous humanitarian situation"...
"Constructive" talks on Syria war could be resumed
The United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey failed to resolve differences on the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in talks on Friday...
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...
Saudi Arabia says no common position on Assad's fate after Vienna meeting
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Friday after attending a meeting in Vienna on Syria that he and his fellow participants had not...
Jordan and Russia agree on military coordination on Syria
Jordan and Russia have agreed to coordinate their military actions on Syria by setting up a "special working mechanism" in the Jordanian capital Amman,...
Saudi, U.S., Russia, Turkey explore political solution on Syria
Saudi Arabia, The United States, Russia, and Turkey met on Friday to explore a political solution to the Syrian civil war despite the basic...
