Iran backs six-month Syria "transition" at Vienna peace talks
Iran signalled on Friday it backed a six-month transition period in Syria followed by elections to decide Bashar al-Assad's fate, a proposal floated at...
Syria vote: Fallon says UK is already IS target
The UK is already a target for Islamic State extremists and the threat has "intensified", Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has told MPs.
He told the...
Syrian presidency seeks end to terrorism before initiatives
The Syrian presidency said on Tuesday political initiatives could not work in Syria before terrorism had been wiped out, sticking by its long-held position...
Oil prices rise on bargain-buying
Oil prices rebounded Friday after tanking nearly five percent the day before as bargain hunters swooped into the market.
The commodity plunged Thursday in response...
An Iranian newspaper got “blocked” and “confiscated” – USA
Mehdi Shafii, head of the media group that publishes the governmental newspaper Iran, accused the US Treasury of wanting to "block" and "confiscate" the...
US Navy searches for missing Nimitz sailor in Arabian Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy searched through the night into Monday morning for a sailor who went missing from the...
Vatican accord with Palestine comes into effect
An agreement signed last year making the Vatican's de facto recognition of Palestine in 2012 official has come into effect, the Holy See said...
OPEC oil production rises in September
OPEC oil output has risen in September from the month before, a Reuters survey found, as Iraq’s northern exports recovered from disruption that had...
Heroin smuggler put to death in Makkah
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed a convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler. The ministry of interior said Khan Iqbal was put to death in the holy...
Libyan security forces pushing ISIS back from vicinity of oil terminals
Libyan security forces captured a second town from in as many days from Islamic State (ISIS), a spokesman said, pushing the militant group back...
