Gunmen in Syria kill commander of rebel group
Syrian activists and an official with an ultraconservative rebel group say gunmen have shot and killed the group's commander the main central province.
Labib al-Nahhas...
Iran accepts invitation to Syria peace talks in Vienna
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and three of his deputies will attend multilateral talks on Friday in Vienna that seek to resolve the...
NYC imam murdered, families seek answers
As the families of a slain New York City mosque leader and his associate make funeral arrangements and continue their quest for answers in...
Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles fired from Yemen
Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles fired at the kingdom by Yemen's armed Houthi movement on Wednesday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported.
The attack follows...
Palestinians trapped in collapsed Gaza tunnel
Six Palestinians were trapped and another was missing Thursday after a Gaza smuggling tunnel collapsed, a local civil defence official said.
He described the underground...
UN-backed Libya government told to leave after Tripoli arrival
The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government arrived Wednesday in Tripoli, but international hopes of a peaceful power handover were dealt a swift blow...
U.N. looks to end Syria's war with a gentleman's agreement
Dismissed by critics as a diplomatic dandy, hailed by allies as a creative consensus-builder, Staffan de Mistura takes the hot seat in Geneva on...
Egyptian court voids deal to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
An Egyptian court declared void on Tuesday a maritime border accord with Saudi Arabia that would have seen Egypt lose control of two Red...
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.
Iran on...
Shift in Saudi oil thinking deepens OPEC split
As OPEC officials gathered this week to formulate a long-term strategy, few in the room expected the discussions would end without a clash. But...
