Syrian government 'to let aid into besieged Madaya'
The Syrian government has agreed to allow aid into the besieged rebel-held village of Madaya, the UN says, amid reports of residents starving to...
Soldiers pour into european capitals on new year terror alert
Tight security will be in place to protect New Year’s Eve revelers around the world after a year when Islamist terrorism spread far beyond...
Turkey car bomb attack kills two police, wounds 35
A car bomb and rocket attack by Kurdish militants in Turkey killed two police officers and wounded 35 people in the southeastern province of...
Iran airs televised confession of wrestler after Trump tweet
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran, which has a history of broadcasting suspected forced confessions, aired a statement by a wrestler who faces...
In Cairo, heat and long days test Ramadan faithful
Pushing his cart through the teeming Egyptian capital, 71-year-old Cairo street sweeper Abdallah Mohamed says nothing can stop him from fasting during Ramadan.
Not the...
Saudi shares dive after deficit announcement
Saudi shares dived at the start of trading Tuesday a day after the oil-rich kingdom announced a record $98 billion deficit this year and...
U.S. reports 13 air strikes against ISIS in Iraq
The United States and its allies conducted 13 air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants in Iraq on Wednesday, according to a...
ISIS in Afghanistan: We will bury them, says President Ghani
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has promised to "bury" the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group, whose local offshoot has clashed with government forces and Taliban...
Algeria’s Sonatrach says 2 oil leakages occurred at the OK1 pipeline due to bad...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Algeria's Sonatrach said on Friday that two oil leakages occurred at the OK1 pipeline due to bad weather.
Sonatrach added in a...
Syria’s Kafranbel, the icon of the revolution, recaptured
Kafranbel this week became the latest to be seized in a blistering government onslaught against the last rebel bastion in northwestern Syria.
The Syrian town...
