'Teammates' Qatar and Turkey assert post-coup ties
With his fate still uncertain just hours after the launch of the July 15 coup, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received his first call...
Saudi Arabia to host Syria opposition meet on Tuesday
Saudi Arabia will host a meeting of Syrian opposition groups in Riyadh from Dec. 8-10 aimed at choosing representatives for future international talks on...
Japan is boosted as the Dollar strengthens and crude climbs almost one percent in...
Japanese stocks rallied as the dollar strengthened in holiday-thinned trade Monday, with most markets across Asia closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.
A report...
Turkey has "serious worries" about Syrian ceasefire
Turkey has serious worries about the plan to halt violence in Syria because of the fighting on the ground, President Tayyip Erdogan's aide and...
Syrian rebels receive U.S. made weapons for Aleppo battle
Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies south of Aleppo say they have received new supplies of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles from states that...
Rouhani: Boosting Middle East economy is way to beat extremism
Generating economic growth in the Middle East is crucial to defeating extremism, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, putting forward his country as...
Saudi led Arab Coalition jets destroy Houthi weapons stores
Saudi led Arab coalition warplanes attacked Houthi weapons caches near the capital Sanaa on Tuesday while other jets raided a rebel military training camp north...
US confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon, in 'clear violation' of UN ban
The United States has confirmed that Iran tested...
Amid protests, Iraqi nurse spends her weekends stitching wounds
The 24-year-old, Hannaa Jassem, works as a nurse in a hospital in Iraq's capital during the week, and volunteers at its main protest site...
Russia wants Syrian opposition to prepare for talks with Assad government
The Kremlin wants the Syrian opposition to agree a common approach and make-up of a delegation for talks with the Syrian government, Mikhail Bogdanov,...
