Saudi court sentences two to death for killing army colonel
A Saudi court sentenced two men it said were al Qaeda followers to death on charges of decapitating a Saudi intelligence service colonel in...
Damascus rules out talks on presidential vote
The Syrian government on Saturday ruled out any discussion of presidential elections at peace talks due to start next week, drawing accusations from the...
UN Human Rights Council to meet after Gaza killings
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday to discuss "the deteriorating human rights situation" in the Palestinian Territories,...
Top China paper says U.S., Russia playing Cold War game in Syria
China's top newspaper on Tuesday accused both the United States and Russia of replaying their Cold War rivalry by engaging in military action in...
Iran sees oil output rising to pre-sanctions level by June
Iran's oil production will reach pre-sanctions levels within two months, a deputy oil minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday in what could be...
Rivalries hinder Libya's unity government from taking off
A month after it was agreed in Morocco, a U.N.-backed plan for a united Libyan government is struggling to take off.
Efforts to push the...
Turkish troops withdrawn from camp near Mosul, Iraq
Turkey withdrew troops Monday from a north Iraq camp, a lawmaker and witnesses said, after a deployment which Baghdad said went ahead without its...
Egypt eases restrictions despite surge in virus infections
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Saturday lifted many restrictions put in place against the coronavirus pandemic, reopening cafes, clubs, gyms and theaters after more...
Syria activists accuse government forces of chemical attack
Syria activists have accused regime forces of using a "toxic gas" during clashes in a flashpoint town southwest of Damascus, saying five men were...
Truce takes hold in Aleppo but fighting goes on elsewhere in Syria
A cessation of hostilities agreement brokered by Russia and the United States brought a measure of relief to the battered Syrian city of Aleppo...
