Iran accepts invitation to Syria peace talks in Vienna
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and three of his deputies will attend multilateral talks on Friday in Vienna aimed at resolving the conflict...
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree Nile dam deal in weeks
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will agree a deal to fill the giant Blue Nile dam in two to three weeks,...
Turkey: 2 editors arrested accused of inciting uprising
Turkish authorities have arrested two editors of a political weekly on charges of inciting an armed uprising against the government for suggesting on the...
U.S. delivers ammunition to Syrian Arab fighters battling Islamic State
The United States has carried out a fresh delivery of ammunition to fighters from the Syrian Arab Coalition battling Islamic State in northern Syria,...
King Salman meets UK Foreign Secretary in Riyadh
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud hosted UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond a Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh.
Both states to reviewed their bilateral relations and discussed...
Clashes near Syrian base besieged by ISIS
Pro-government forces in Syria clashed with Islamic State fighters around a military air base in the north of the country on Tuesday as they...
Gunfire after police seal Saudi Shiite town: resident
Gunfire erupted in a Shiite town in Saudi Arabia Wednesday after police sealed it off with armoured vehicles, a resident said.
Awamiya, near Dammam on...
Iran blames Yemen war on British, US arms exports
Iran on Monday rejected Western claims that it was arming Huthi rebels in Yemen, saying the conflict was instead the result of British and...
Syrian opposition to decide new negotiating team next week after resignation
The Syrian opposition will meet in 10 days' time to decide who to send to future peace talks after its chief negotiator resigned, a...
Yemen ceasefire takes effect as U.N. talks open
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen said on Tuesday that a ceasefire had begun at noon (0900 GMT) as scheduled.
Coalition spokesman...
