France to present UN resolution banning use of Syrian barrel bombs
France will present a draft UN Security Council resolution in the next few days seeking to ban the use of barrel bombs by Syrian...
After Afghan ceasefire gamble, prospects rise for U.S.-Taliban talks
Prospects have risen for negotiations between the Taliban and the United States after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called a ceasefire and allowed militants to...
Israeli police release video of alleged car-ramming attack
Israeli police on Wednesday released a video of a Palestinian vehicle slamming into a West Bank checkpoint and Israeli security forces shooting and killing...
Palestinians ask ICC to investigate alleged crimes by Israel
Accusing Israel of systematic crimes, including apartheid in the occupied territories, Palestinians on Tuesday urged the International Criminal Court to open an investigation that...
Prominent Saudi Sheikh injured in Philippines shooting
A gunman shot and wounded a prominent Saudi Arabian Sheikh who was on an Islamic State (ISIS) hit list after he gave a speech to...
King Salman receives Mauritanian President
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah yesterday President Mohammed Ould Abdel...
Saudi Arabia signs deals worth $10 bn with France
France on Tuesday announced a series of deals worth 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion) with Saudi Arabia, during a visit by Prime Minister Manuel...
France air strikes in Syria: '33 Isis militants killed' in Raqqa in three days...
Thirty three Isis militants have been killed in northern Syria by air strikes carried out by France and Russia in the past three days,...
Foreign Policy lists Deputy Crown Prince among 2015’s top influencers
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, has been listed by US magazine Foreign Policy as being one...
Syria opposition cancels Tuesday meeting with UN envoy
Syria's main opposition group said Tuesday that it will not attend a planned afternoon meeting with the UN special envoy, adding further doubts about...
