Russian warships join air raids in Syria
Russian warships in the Caspian Sea fired cruise missiles on Wednesday night as Syrian government troops launched a ground offensive in central Syria in...
Algeria’s Sonatrach says 2 oil leakages occurred at the OK1 pipeline due to bad...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Algeria's Sonatrach said on Friday that two oil leakages occurred at the OK1 pipeline due to bad weather.
Sonatrach added in a...
UN Syria envoy to start talks in Geneva without opposition
A U.N. official said Syrian peace talks will begin in Geneva as planned Friday, despite an ongoing boycott by the main Syrian opposition group...
US approves $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other equipment to Saudi
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of more than 130 Abrams battle tanks, 20 armored recovery vehicles and other equipment, worth...
Russia blasts ‘bogus’ reports of Syria chemical attack
Moscow on Monday said reports of an alleged chemical attack on Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta were planted "bogus stories" and insisted armed groups attacked...
Peace talks between Afghan officials, Taliban to start in September
KABUL (Reuters) - Peace talks between warring Afghan sides will begin in September said the country's top peace negotiator on Thursday in Kabul, a...
Saudi Arabia releases 1,000 Ethiopian prisoners
Saudi Arabia has agreed to release 1,000 Ethiopian nationals who have been in prison in the Gulf state for a variety of offences, Ethiopian...
U.N. officials slam hatred against Muslims
Two senior U.N. officials said Monday they are "sickened by blatant manifestations of hatred and intolerance" by public figures and others, particularly against Muslims,...
Eleven migrants drown after boat sinks off Turkey’s western coast
Eleven people drowned while seven others were rescued from the sea after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast, Turkish...
Libya rivals declare unity Cabinet under UN plan
Representatives of Libya's rival factions who are sitting in Tunis and negotiating through a U.N.-brokered process announced on Tuesday that they have formed a...
