Erdogan says no room for dialogue in Kurdish conflict
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday ruled out reviving peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and vowed to stamp out the...
343 UK academics boycott Israeli universities to support Palestine
Hundreds of British academics said Tuesday they would boycott contact with Israeli universities over the state's "intolerable human rights violations" towards Palestinians.
The announcement, entitled...
Olympics: Huge queues and angry fans mar the start of Rio Games
The Rio Olympic Games got off to a shambolic start on Saturday as fans queued for hours at security checkpoints to enter venues, with...
Saudi Arabia investigating strike on aid group in Yemen
Saudi Arabia says it has launched an investigation after an aid group says its coalition targeting Shiite rebels in Yemen struck one of its...
Tunisia declares nationwide curfew after protests
Tunisia declared a nationwide curfew on Friday after four days of protests and rioting over jobs and economic conditions, the interior ministry said.
The ministry...
IMF and other G20 finance VIPs urge action on reforms
Officials at a global finance meeting Friday in Shanghai urged governments to speed up promised job-creating reforms instead of relying on stimulus to perk...
Putin orders withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria as peace talks start
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the start of the withdrawal of Moscow's forces from Syria in a shock move, as fresh peace...
Trump says Muslims not doing enough to prevent attacks
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Muslims were failing to report suspicious activity and they must do more to help prevent attacks such...
Egyptian riot police cordon off journalists' union in Cairo
Egyptian riot police on Wednesday cordoned off the headquarters of the journalists' union and limited access to the building in an escalating standoff following...
Police role praised for peace and security
Prince Faisal bin Bandar recently received in his office Riyadh police officers who paid him a courtesy call.
The Riyadh governor complimented the police officers...
