Syrian peace talks resume in Vienna as Russian meeting looms
U.N.-brokered peace talks with the Syrian government and opposition began on Thursday, days before Syria's close ally Russia was due to host separate negotiations...
Palestinians to sue Britain over 1917 pledge on Jewish state
The Palestinian president says he will sue Great Britain over the 1917 Balfour Declaration and its support for a Jewish national home in the...
Syria peace talks under way with 17 countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iran
Bilateral talks on a political solution to the civil war in Syria got under way Friday, with 17 countries plus the United Nations and European...
Egyptian forces kill 2 militants in clashes in Cairo
Egyptian security forces killed two suspected Islamist militants during clashes in the upscale Cairo district of Maadi on Wednesday, security sources said.
Egypt is trying...
Turkey car bomb attack kills two police, wounds 35
A car bomb and rocket attack by Kurdish militants in Turkey killed two police officers and wounded 35 people in the southeastern province of...
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...
Islamic State attacks kill 10 in northern Iraq
Islamic State militants killed at least 10 people including a local Sunni tribal sheikh in two separate attacks late on Sunday in Iraq's...
U.S. split deepens over Putin's intentions in Syria civil war
Russia's latest military moves in Syria have sharpened divisions within the U.S. administration over whether Russian President Vladimir Putin genuinely backs a U.N.-led initiative to...
Saudi Arabia: Low oil price threatens future supply crisis
Leading crude oil exporter Saudi Arabia warned on Monday of a supply crisis after massive energy investments were cancelled because of the sharp decline...
Khamenei condemns Saudi embassy attack
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday condemned the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran this month, saying it was “really bad.”
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