Palestinian teen goes on trial, Israeli judge bars public
The closely watched trial of a Palestinian girl who slapped and punched two Israeli soldiers opened before an Israeli military court on Tuesday, but...
Clinic hit in Syria's Aleppo amid outcry over hospital strike
Regime aircraft pounded rebel areas of Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday, hitting a clinic just days after a strike destroyed a hospital, killing...
Syria meeting in Riyadh moves to tough issue of choosing talks reps
Syrian opposition and rebel groups meeting in Riyadh will on Thursday discuss forming a delegation for future peace talks, one of the toughest subjects...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey to set up ‘strategic cooperation council’: Saudi FM
Saudi Arabia and Turkey agreed on the need to set up a “strategic cooperation council” to strengthen military, economic and investment cooperation between the...
Beirut blast hammers grain import capacity but supplies still flow, WFP says
BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Beirut port's capacity to handle wheat and other bulk cereal imports has collapsed to about a fifth or less...
Syria's Assad shows no willingness to compromise
As the Syria peace talks resume next week, President Bashar al-Assad, backed militarily by Iran and Russia, shows no willingness to compromise, much less...
In Israel, Indonesian Muslim leader risks backlash at home
A leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization is visiting Israel this week, braving angry protests at home in order to spread what he calls...
NATO rules out sending ground troops to fight ISIS
NATO has ruled out sending ground troops to fight against ISIS militants in Syria, NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg told a Swiss newspaper, stressing...
Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi Arabia meet, but no date set
Syrian opposition figures said on Friday efforts were under way to hold a conference in Saudi Arabia aimed at unifying President Bashar al-Assad's opponents,...
Iran deal closer to reality as U.S. prepares sanctions waivers
The United States approved conditional sanctions waivers for Iran on Sunday, though it cautioned they would not take effect until Tehran has curbed its...
