Iraq Kurds repel major ISIS offensive
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces repelled a multi-pronged offensive by ISIS in the northern province of Nineveh Wednesday, officials said.
One of the targeted areas included...
Saudi media throws weight behind Iran's Arab separatists
Saudi Arabia continued its recent media campaign against Iran on Sunday after its state-run news agency ran a report on a rally in Austria...
Hezbollah accuses Saudi and Turkey of 'obstructing' Syria peace chances
Hezbollah accused Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Monday of obstructing efforts to reach a political solution in Syria, saying Riyadh did not want to...
UN rights council scorecard: 5 Israel resolutions, Syria 2
Nine months ago, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley stormed the United Nations' top human rights body demanding an end to what she said is its...
Egypt urges boycott of BBC after report on disappearances
Egypt's state media body is calling on officials and the "elite" to boycott the BBC after it broadcast a report on the repression of...
Kuwait pushes U.N. action as U.S. says Israel acted with restraint in Gaza
Kuwait said it would propose a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on "protection of Palestinian civilians" following violence in Gaza and the United States...
Czech release of Syrian Kurdish leader triggers outrage in Turkey
A Czech court on Tuesday released prominent Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim, wanted by Turkey on terror charges, prompting outrage in Ankara which said...
U.S. prepared for military solution against ISIS in Syria
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against ISIS in Syria...
Gulf States against Russia role in Syria
Gulf States say Russian involvement "complicates" things * Some see Russia move hastening Syria's partition * Moscow's move echoes old strains over 1980s Afghan war...
Iraq oil exports up but revenue plunges on low prices
Iraqi oil exports rose in January compared to the previous month but revenue fell by more than $650 million due to plunging crude prices,...
