Lebanese army finds 4 tons of ammonium nitrate in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military discovered more than 4 tons of ammonium nitrate near Beirut's port on Thursday, a find that's a chilling...
Oman cuts 2016 spending as oil prices fall
Oman will cut spending this year by 15.6 percent in the face of lower oil prices but still face a huge deficit after posting...
Syrian Kurdish leader condemns Russia for Turkey ‘green light’ in Afrin
A prominent Syrian Kurdish leader on Thursday criticised Russia for giving a "green light" to Turkey to carry out an offensive in Syria's Afrin...
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...
Syria ceasefire called upon to tackle virus threat
The government in Damascus has so far only reported one case of COVID-19 but fears are high that the virus could spread rapidly among...
Suicide bomber kills at least 15 outside Pakistan polio centre
A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people, most of them police, outside a polio eradication center in the Pakistani city of Quetta on...
Jubeir says Russia and Syrian government violated truce
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Sunday accused Russia and the Syrian government air force of violating a cessation of hostilities in Syria and...
Netanyahu and Obama poised for first talks since Iran deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Barack Obama in Washington Monday in a bid to set aside their frosty personal ties, turn...
Iran appoints new commander in Syria
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is appointing a new commander for its operations in Syria, replacing a senior general who died in October,...
Saudi-led coalition and Yemen deny Iran embassy hit in Sanaa
The Saudi-led coalition and Yemen's foreign ministry denied Iran's accusation that Saudi warplanes had hit its embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa.
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