U.S. weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq
The United States is considering sending a small number of special operations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq as it weighs options...
Iraqi cleric Sadr meets pro-Iran Amiri after election win
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose political bloc was declared the winner of Iraq's parliamentary election, met Hadi al-Amiri, leader of a pro-Iran bloc, on...
Bahrain bars members of dissolved parties from polls
Bahrain's king on Monday banned members of dissolved opposition parties from running for election, months ahead of parliamentary polls, the official BNA news agency...
Saudi Arabia evacuates 10 students and suspend flights to China over virus
Saudi Arabia has evacuated 10 students from the Chinese city of Wuhan where the new Coronavirus outbreak began, Saudi state television reported on Sunday...
German denies US made takeover offer of a vaccine company
Germany's interior minister, Horst Seehofer, was asked at a news conference Sunday whether he could confirm that the U.S. had tried to take over...
Putin: Russia will not deploy troops in Syria
Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting air strikes against what it says are ISIS targets, President Vladimir...
The fourth Israeli airstrike in Syria in less than a month
Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near Damascus early Monday, killing three civilians, the Syrian military and state media said while...
Israel court releases 4 in Netanyahu aides’ corruption case
An Israeli court has released four of the seven suspects held in a high-profile corruption case involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's confidants after a...
Step down or be turfed out by force: Al-Jubeir warns Assad
Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad must leave office or face being turfed out by force, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said Tuesday, rejecting Russia’s bid...
Amnesty urges arms restrictions on Saudi-led coalition members
Amnesty International called Wednesday for a "suspension" in transfers of certain arms to members of a Saudi-led coalition battling Yemeni rebels following "damning evidence...