Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel
Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushed deeper into the last rebel-held enclave near a strategic border area with Israel and Lebanon in...
Uzbek president says economic data was “fiction” for years
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Friday Uzbekistan had reported inflated economic growth and employment figures for years, describing the amplified numbers as "fiction", and...
Iran: Saudi meeting of Syrian opposition 'may harm peace talks'
Iran said a meeting of Syrian opposition figures in Riyadh, Saudi, will cause failure of Syrian peace talks among major Western and Middle Eastern countries, the...
Trump's Islam comments draw fire from rivals, but civility reigns
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump came under fire from his rivals on Thursday for saying Muslims hate the United States at a debate...
Gunman massacres 50 at Florida night club
A man armed with an assault rifle and allegedly pledging loyalty to Islamic State (ISIS) killed 50 people during a gay pride celebration at...
More than 150 dead in IS attacks on Syria’s Sweida: monitor
Raids and suicide bombings carried out by the Islamic State group in Syria's southern Sweida province have killed 156 people including 62 civilians, a...
Paris police shoot dead knife-wielding man on Charlie Hebdo anniversary
Paris police shot dead on Thursday a man wielding a knife after he tried to enter a police station shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is...
British people 'ignorant of Saudi human rights successes', says minister
A British government minister has urged Saudi Arabia to do a “better job” of trumpeting its human rights successes during an official visit to...
Abu Dhabi lays off staff as Gulf austerity tightens
Thousands of layoffs at state-linked companies in Abu Dhabi are a fresh sign the Gulf's wealthy oil states are hunkering down for a long...
At least a year before 'El Chapo' could go to U.S.
The latest in the capture of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, his meeting with Sean Penn and efforts to send him to...
