Iraq FM tells Turkey to pull out of north, threatens action
Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated demands that Turkish troops pull out of northern Iraq, warning Ankara that Baghdad may otherwise have to consider military...
31 civilians die in Syrian regime siege
As many as 31 civilians lost their lives last month as a result of the suffocating siege imposed by the Syrian regime and its...
China says wants deeper defence and anti-terror ties with Arab world
China wants to develop deeper defence and anti-terrorism ties with the Arab world, including joint exercises, intelligence sharing and training, the government said in...
Tunisia and IMF hold talks on credit, economic reforms
The IMF began talks with Tunisia on Thursday over a new credit programme, tied to measures to strengthen its economy and finances and likely...
Assad sets April 13 parliamentary elections
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announced Monday that parliamentary elections are to be held on April 13, state news agency SANA reported, shortly after Washington...
Saudi Arabia aims to salvage financial district
The plan to build a financial district from scratch was viewed by Saudi Arabia's neighbours as among the glossiest excesses of the kingdom's oil...
Iran offers no action in support of global oil pact
Iran on Wednesday stopped short of offering to restrain oil output as part of a global pact to freeze production to prop up prices,...
Saudi links Yemeni expatriate who killed policeman to ISIS
A Yemeni expatriate who killed a policeman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by running him over with his car and then stabbing him had...
Al-Azhar urges all Muslim nations to join alliance
Justice Minister Waleed Al-Samaani has welcomed the newly formed 34-nation anti-terrorism alliance and said it demonstrated the determination of Muslim countries to unite and...
Assad's trip to Moscow bolsters sense he may survive war
Russia's military intervention in Syria has deepened the sense that President Bashar Assad may survive the country's disastrous civil war, and his surprise visit...
