Thursday, January 22, 2026

UN to announce new round of Syria talks

The United Nations will name a date on Friday for Syria's warring parties to return to the negotiating table for a second round of...

Arab League welcomes Russian troop withdrawal from Syria

The Arab League welcomed Russia's decision to withdraw its troops from Syria, saying on Wednesday the move would help U.N.-mediated talks to end the...

Ankara bombing attacks trail leads to homegrown jihadists

Turkey is confronting the uncomfortable prospect the suicide bombers behind the Ankara attack were homegrown jihadists who were radicalised at home and already known...

Iran to issue verdicts in trial over storming of Saudi embassy

Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency says verdicts are to be handed down in 10 days for suspects on trial over the storming of Saudi...

Yemen peace talks to start Dec 15 alongside ceasefire

Yemen's warring parties are expected to observe a humanitarian truce and start U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Switzerland from Dec. 15 in a bid to...

Saudi King Salman marks first year in power

When Saudi Arabia's king Abdullah died a year ago on Saturday, his subjects expected their country to keep a steady course under new King...

Shelling from Yemeni border kills three

Shelling from across the border in Yemen killed three people in Saudi Arabia Friday and wounded 28, the civil defense agency said. The agency described...

Saudi King Abdul Aziz Centre looks to counter extremism

Two Saudi boys, one Sunni, another Shiite, push their desks together and sit side-by-side smiling in a classroom. Then teachers tell the boys their opposing...

Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan attacked

A Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan came under attack on Tuesday, a witness and the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said, without claiming responsibility. Intense...

Iraq offers to mediate between Saudi and Iran

Iraq offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Iran to end their dispute triggered by Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric, saying on...

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