Russia says pre-conditions on Assad departure 'unacceptable'
Russia said Wednesday that following the carnage in Paris it was now clear that global powers should unite without any preconditions on the fate...
Russia, Iran should stop Syrian government violations, Turkey says
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday that Syrian government air strikes in eastern Ghouta were unacceptable, and called on Russia and Iran...
Saudi-held Syria opposition meet should invite Syrian Kurds, says leader
Syrian Kurds need political and military representation at a Syrian opposition conference organised by Saudi Arabia next month because they are a main partner...
Saudi invites 65 Syrian opposition figures to Riyadh ahead of peace talks
Saudi Arabia has issued invitations to 65 Syrian opposition figures to attend a conference in Riyadh to try to unify their positions ahead of...
FIFA confirms final five for presidential vote
FIFA on Tuesday confirmed the final five candidates to take over from the banned Sepp Blatter as head of the world body one month...
Saudi Arabia to appoint women to serve female hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj has formally requested the Ministry of Civil Services to facilitate the appointment of women employees at its branches so...
Erdogan chairs symbolic first meeting of Turkey cabinet
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday personally chaired the first meeting of the new Turkish cabinet, in a symbolic move showing his desire to...
Britain says Islamic State 'likely' brought down Russian plane
Britain said on Thursday there was a significant possibility that Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate was behind a suspected bomb attack on a Russian airliner...
Belgian man named as Mastermind of the late Paris terrorist attacks
An undated photograph of a man described as Abdelhamid Abaaoud that was published in the Islamic State's online magazine Dabiq and posted on a...
Saudi crown prince to meet with Trump amid marathon US tour
Saudi Arabia's young crown prince has an ambitious list of to-dos: modernize his conservative kingdom, weaken Iran's hand across the Mideast and, this week,...
