Qatari Prime Minister to visit Paris next week
Qatari Prime Minister Abdallah ben Nasser Al-Thani will visit Paris next week to attend a security exhibition and meet French leaders, diplomats said on...
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...
Asian stocks struggle as oil falters, China weakens
Asian stocks held near the day's lows on Wednesday as a relapse in oil prices and fresh drops in Chinese stocks made sentiment even...
Israel approves 176 settlement homes for east Jerusalem: official
Jerusalem, Oct 25, 2017 (AFP) - Israeli authorities on Wednesday approved a major expansion of an east Jerusalem settlement, signing off on plans to...
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...
