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...
Gulf tourism frenzy in Bosnia delights business, polarises locals
Abdulah Al Sanousi enjoys the breeze in the lush resort outside Sarajevo where his family bought a flat to escape the summer heat at...
UN expects 600,000 migrant arrivals from Turkey over next 4 months
Up to 600,000 migrants and refugees are expected to cross from Turkey to Greece and onwards over the next four months, the UN said...
Russia: Air force hits 86 ISIS targets in Syria
Russia's air force has made 88 sorties, hitting 86 Islamic State targets in Syria in the last 24 hours, Interfax news agency reported on...
Saudi police capture man wanted for bombing and assassination
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a number of terrorist acts, including a suicide bombing that...
About 20 killed in strikes on ISIS in Iraq’s Mosul
About 20 people, including at least 12 civilians, were killed on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in two air strikes that...
Germany urges Saudi and Iran to resume dialogue
Germany urged Riyadh and Tehran on Monday to restore diplomatic relations and warned it would take into account developments in Saudi Arabia when it...
Yemen university bomb kills gardener, injures two students
A bomb at Sanaa University killed a gardener and wounded at least two students on Tuesday, police and medical sources said, in a relatively...
Indonesian minister hopes to ease Saudi-Iran rift
Indonesia wants to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the hope of preserving peace in the Middle East, an Indonesian official said on...
Pro-Brexit Boris Johnson says nothing will change in short term
Ex-London mayor Boris Johnson, a leading campaigner for Britain to leave the EU and the bookmakers' favourite to replace David Cameron as Prime Minister,...
