Israeli MPs vote to make Arabic language classes compulsory in schools
Israeli lawmakers voted Wednesday to make Arabic classes compulsory for students from the age of six, in a move backers hoped would help improve...
Oil storage blast in central Iran kills two, fire contained – Tasnim
An explosion at an Iranian oil storage facility in the central industrial zone of Khomein on Friday killed two people and wounded another, the...
Lavrov: Russia can't mend ties with U.S. while it backs sanctions
Russia wants to mend ties with the United States but cannot do so while Barack Obama's administration backs economic sanctions against Moscow for its...
Turkey kills 54 Kurd militants in crackdown
Turkish security forces have killed 54 Kurdish militants during a major operation to root out Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels from two urban centres,...
U.S., Saudi Arabia to bolster support for moderate Syrian opposition
RIYADH, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The United States and Saudi Arabia agreed to increase support to Syria's moderate opposition while seeking a political resolution...
Displaced citizens reject ordinary identity cards
RIYADH: The Passport Department in Hafr Al-Batin has started issuing identity cards to citizens and families who have migrated from the northern provinces of...
UAE says ready to commit troops to fight Syria jihadists
The United Arab Emirates has said it is ready to commit ground troops against jihadists in Syria and described Russian air strikes in the...
British Prime Minister seeking vote to carry out Syria airstrikes
British Prime Minister David Cameron has not dropped plans to seek parliamentary support to bomb Islamist militants in Syria, a source in his office...
Saudis walk out of Arab League meeting after Iraqi minister's comments
The Saudi delegation at the Arab League stormed out of a meeting after Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari defended the Shi'ite Hashd Shaabi militia...
Iraq parliament approves cabinet overhaul
Iraq's parliament approved the appointment of Jabar Ali al-Luaibi, former head of the main state oil firm, as oil minister in a cabinet overhaul...
