Opposition says Syrian peace talks unlikely to begin Friday
A Syrian opposition figure says indirect peace talks between the government and opposition are unlikely to begin on Friday for "technical reasons."
Haitham Manna, co-president...
Houthi militias overcome in Marib
With the support of the Saudi-led coalition forces, the Yemeni army and the popular resistance forces were able to take control of key positions...
Security authorities seize 534 counterfeit Haj visas
Director General of Passports Maj. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Yahya said arrival procedures for pilgrims from outside the Kingdom were completed on Sunday with...
Turkey downs 'drone' on Syria border: Syria Crisis
Turkey says its warplanes have shot down an unidentified aircraft which intruded into its airspace near the border with Syria.
Media reports quote officials as...
Egypt president: ISIS jet claim is 'propaganda'
Egypt's president has dismissed claims that a Russian passenger jet was downed by a branch of Islamic State as propaganda, after the airline said...
France requests European support in Syria, Iraq, and Africa
France invoked the European Union's mutual assistance clause for the first time on Tuesday, asking its partners for military help and other aid in...
Kuwait awards record $30 bn on projects despite oil slide
Kuwait has awarded projects worth a record $30 billion so far this year despite the sharp fall in oil income, officials and experts said...
Obama pays tribute to victims of Paris attacks
President Barack Obama laid a rose at a memorial on Monday night for the victims of the Paris attacks shortly after arriving in the...
Jewish artifacts disappear from Damascus in fog of Syria war
Jewish artifacts, including ancient parchment torahs from one of the world's oldest synagogues, have gone missing from the Syrian capital amid the tumult of...
U.N. refugee agency chief urges Europe to unite on asylum, migration
United Nations refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi called on the European Union (EU) on Friday to "find a new and united approach" to migration...
