Sudanese government, key rebel group to restart peace talks
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's transitional government and a powerful rebel group that controls large swaths of the country’s restive south said Friday they have...
Greece to boost military amid tensions with neighbor Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will bolster its military with new arms, more personnel and by developing the country’s defense industry, the government said...
Paris to host Syria crisis meeting with allies on Tuesday: minister
France will host a meeting on the Syria crisis with Western and Arab allies later on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
The “working dinner”...
Pro-regime fighters and Houthis swap 194 prisoners in Taiz
Houthi and pro-government forces exchanged nearly 200 prisoners in Taiz in central Yemen on Saturday, the largest such swap to take place in the...
Iran army exercise simulates response to ISIS attack
Iran’s army conducted exercises Tuesday close to its border with Afghanistan designed to simulate how it would respond if “terrorist groups” such as the...
Putin picks Turkey over U.S. as the enemy
Vladimir Putin is studiously late for meetings with world leaders. Yet when it comes to an appearance on live national television, the Russian president...
Israeli air force chief confirms first F-35 airstrike
The head of Israel's air force says it used the next-generation F-35 fighter jet for the first time during a recent mission.
Maj. Gen. Amikam...
As visitors stay home, Iraqi Kurdistan tourism collapses
Al-Amadiyah (AFP) In a normal year, Ahmed Hazem's mountainside restaurant would be teeming with tourists. But a nationwide curfew aimed at combatting the novel...
Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shi'ites
When the gunshots rang out, Ali, a 26-year-old Saudi Arabian Shi'ite Muslim, thought they were fireworks. But when he saw people running, he knew...
Syria’s Idlib IS-free after ‘surrender’: spokesman, monitor
The Islamic State group has been ousted from northwestern Syria's Idlib province after a final group of the jihadists surrendered to hardline rebels on...
