Second aid convoy leaves Damascus for besieged Syrian town Madaya
A convoy of dozens of aid trucks departed from Damascus on Thursday on their way to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, the second...
Assad says military gains will speed up political deal
Syrian army successes will help accelerate a political settlement to the country's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said, because they weaken the position of...
Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile
The Saudi Arabian air force intercepted a ballistic missile over the city of Khamees Mushait in the kingdom's southwest, Saudi-owned Arabiya TV reported on...
UK vote to bomb ISIS in Syria
UK's parliament voted on Wednesday to launch bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria, supporting Prime Minister David Cameron's case that the country needs to...
Foreign diplomats voicing alarm to U.S. officials about Trump
Foreign diplomats are expressing alarm to U.S. government officials about what they say are inflammatory and insulting public statements by Republican presidential front-runner Donald...
Palestinians welcome UN call for settlement database
The Palestinian government has hailed the decision by the United Nations to establish a database of companies working in Israeli settlements, a ruling that...
Power failure in Iraq as militias outgun state
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi came to office a year ago promising to rebuild his country. But the Iraqi state has grown weaker as power...
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...
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...
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign Renaissance Dam agreement
Foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia signed a “Khartoum document,” aimed to resolve differences about the upcoming Renaissance Dam project, following their meeting...
