Syria air strikes push Putin's rating to new high – Russian state pollster
Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has hit a record high of almost 90 percent, primarily as a result of his decision to launch...
Bahrain charges 24 with trying to set up ISIS branch in kingdom
Twenty-four people face trial in Bahrain for trying to set up a branch of the Islamic State militant group and promoting the overthrow of...
Rockets fired by Houthis kill 14 civilians in Yemen – medical sources
Fourteen civilians were killed in one of Yemen's largest cities on Wednesday when shells fired by Houthi fighters and their allies, forces loyal to...
Saudi Arabia reiterates calls for U.N. reforms
Saudi Arabia has repeatedly called for the reforms of the U.N. Security Council and its working methods so that it can effectively carry out...
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon: Threats won’t affect our stances
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad Asiri has reiterated that his country in committed to its stances in Lebanon amid news information of...
Palestinians keep up attacks in Israel as Kerry seeks to calm violence
Israeli police shot two Palestinians who stabbed a resident of a town near Jerusalem on Thursday, in a wave of violence that will be...
Putin talks with King Salman after Assad meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone to Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, updating him on the results of a visit to Moscow...
Qatar says could intervene militarily in Syria
Qatar, a major supporter of rebels in Syria's civil war, suggested it could intervene militarily following Russia's intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad...
Power failure in Iraq as militias outgun state
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi came to office a year ago promising to rebuild his country. But the Iraqi state has grown weaker as power...
Iran's military boots on Syria's war
The new offensive launched by Syrian government forces in the countryside south of Aleppo has shed light on Iran's growing role in Syria's civil...
