Bahrain slams British and U.S. interference in internal affairs
Bahrain on Monday dismissed as "unacceptable interference" U.S. and British criticism of its decision to dissolve the main Shi'ite Muslim opposition party, as senior...
Israel lifts age restrictions at flashpoint holy site
Israel lifted age restrictions for the main weekly prayers at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Friday, in an apparent bid to ease tensions over...
OPEC say Saudi comments show desire for higher oil price
OPEC delegates say comments from top exporter Saudi Arabia, which two years ago led the group to drop its historic role of supporting oil...
Leading Iraqi Shi'ite says Islamic State shrugging off U.S. air strikes
Flush with cash and weapons, Islamic State is attracting huge numbers of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria and withstanding U.S.-led air strikes that...
Zaha Hadid, architect famed for futuristic curves, dies aged 65
Zaha Hadid, the world's most famous female architect who attracted plaudits for works of sweeping curves and controversy for huge cost overruns, died on...
Kerry says more cooperation with Russia possible, seeks to reassure opposition
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday it was possible to broaden cooperation with Russia on Syria, but such a move should...
Israeli hit Hamas in Gaza
Upon cross-border mortar fire, Israeli warplanes hit the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas on Saturday, the Israeli army said.
Fighter aircraft hit "Hamas targets in...
Key powers considering federal division of Syria
Major powers close to U.N.-brokered peace talks on Syria are discussing the possibility of a federal division of the war-torn country that would maintain...
Oman's top diplomat meets Assad in rare Syria visit
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Oman's top diplomat, Yussef bin Alawi, in Damascus on Monday, in a rare visit for a Gulf official...
Talks between Afghan govt and Taliban on prisoner swap
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated that a "technical team" was in Kabul to facilitate the prisoner swap, and not for additional negotiations.
Afghan government representatives...
