UK Foreign secretary says helping Saudi-led Yemen campaign
British troops are helping identify targets for a Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen and haven't found any "deliberate" breaches of humanitarian law, Foreign Secretary...
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...
U.N. talks aim for Syria roadmap, no "Plan B" but war
A U.N. mediator said on Monday there was no "Plan B" other than a resumption of conflict in the Syrian war if the first...
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...
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...
Tunisia commemorates victims of beach massacre
Tunisia held a minute's silence Sunday marking one year since a seaside attack claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS) group that killed 38 tourists...
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...









































