Arab coalition slowing aid efforts in Yemen – U.S. Navy report
Aid to Yemen is being slowed by a Saudi-led coalition which has warned commercial vessels to stay away from areas hit by fighting, a...
Lebanon turns down Russian navy request to divert flights
Lebanon has turned down a Russian request to divert civilian flights in some areas so Moscow can conduct a naval exercise in the Mediterranean...
Beirut blast hammers grain import capacity but supplies still flow, WFP says
BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Beirut port's capacity to handle wheat and other bulk cereal imports has collapsed to about a fifth or less...
Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away
The Syrian opposition said it will not attend peace talks due to begin in Geneva on Friday, derailing the first attempt in two years...
Apple, Google to bring smartphone functions to car dashboards
Playing deejay with voice commands will get easier for more Americans this fall as some best-selling cars get updated with software that integrates smartphones...
Iran says ready to put rivalries aside with Saudi Arabia
Iran and Saudi Arabia must overcome strained relations and work for stability in Syria and the Middle East, Iran's foreign minister said on Friday,...
Hilal, UAE's Ahli draw ACL semifinal first leg
Al-Hilal and UAE's Al-Ahli battled to a 1-1 draw in their Asian Champions League (ACL) semifinal first leg match on Tuesday at the King...
Top China paper says U.S., Russia playing Cold War game in Syria
China's top newspaper on Tuesday accused both the United States and Russia of replaying their Cold War rivalry by engaging in military action in...
Egypt's pound flops on black market amid exchange crackdown
Egypt's currency is plunging to new lows on the black market, with traders selling it from between 11 and 11.15 Egyptian pounds to the...
After Netanyahu talks, Kerry says Israeli-Palestinian strife may ease
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday voiced cautious hope there may be a way to defuse Israeli-Palestinian violence that has killed nearly...
