Iran removed core from Arak reactor in key nuclear deal step
Iran has removed the sensitive core of its Arak nuclear reactor and U.N. inspectors will visit the site on Thursday to verify the move...
Stampede caused by breakdown in pilgrims’ flow
Pilgrims were unable to move forward as more people were coming from behind.
The stampede at Mina as pilgrims were set for the symbolic stoning...
French envoy meets Israelis and Palestinians on peace plan
Palestinian leaders expressed hope for a new French push for peace efforts in talks with a Paris envoy on Tuesday, after he faced skepticism...
Former investment chief is new Saudi ambassador to Washington
Saudi Arabia's new ambassador to the United States is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud, a British-educated former head of the kingdom's...
Afghan politician shot dead as Taliban launch series of attacks
Gunmen killed a provincial deputy governor and three others in an ambush in Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, as the Taliban carried out a...
Saudi King Salman ends landmark Egypt visit with firm support to Sisi
Saudi King Salman on Monday wraps up a landmark five-day visit to Egypt marked by lavish praise and multi-billion-dollar investment deals, in a clear...
Sweden to deport up to 80,000 asylum-seekers
Interior Minister Anders Ygeman says Sweden could deport between 60,000 and 80,000 asylum-seekers in coming years.
Ygeman told newspaper Dagens Industri that since about 45...
31 civilians die in Syrian regime siege
As many as 31 civilians lost their lives last month as a result of the suffocating siege imposed by the Syrian regime and its...
Turkey ready to accept 6-month transition period for Syria's President Assad
Turkey is ready to accept a political transition in Syria in which President Bashar al-Assad stays in symbolic power for six months before leaving...
Biden and Erdogan aim to ramp up ISIS fight
The White House said Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed ways to deepen cooperation in the fight against ISIS in...
