Presidents of Russia, Turkey, Iran to meet in April in Turkey
Preparations are under way for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to meet in April in Turkey,...
77 dead as Syria enclave pounded ahead of expected ground assault
Heavy Syrian bombardment killed at least 77 civilians in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Monday, a war monitor said, as regime forces appeared to prepare...
EU calls for renewed Syria peace efforts
EU foreign ministers voiced concern at developments in Syria on Thursday, calling for a renewal of UN-led efforts to end the conflict.
The European Union...
Turkish PM tells Merkel: trial for German reporter shortly
Turkey's prime minister said Thursday during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that a prominent German-Turkish journalist held in prison for a year...
Iran president meets with religious scholars in India trip
Iran's president has said that his country is ready to help promote dialogue as a way to end bloodshed in countries like Afghanistan,...
Prominent Egyptian Islamist critic ordered held for 15 days
Egypt's state security prosecutor on Thursday remanded for questioning a former Islamist presidential candidate who was arrested over alleged contacts with the banned Muslim...
Jihadists looking to Egypt’s Sinai for new home base
After crushing blows in Iraq and Syria, global jihadists could be eyeing Egypt's Sinai Peninsula as a new home base, the army said Thursday,...
U.S. court says Trump travel ban unlawfully discriminates against Muslim
President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries violates the U.S. Constitution by discriminating on the basis of religion, a federal...
200,000 more S.Sudan refugees expected in Sudan
About another 200,000 South Sudanese refugees are expected to arrive in Sudan this year, fleeing fighting and food insecurity in their country, the United...
Russian toll in Syria battle was 300 killed and wounded
About 300 men working for a Kremlin-linked Russian private military firm were either killed or injured in Syria last week, according to three sources...
