Syrian government team to arrive in Geneva for peace talks on Wednesday
A Syrian government delegation will arrive in Geneva on Wednesday, a day later than expected, to attend peace talks being held there this week,...
Egypt urges boycott of BBC after report on disappearances
Egypt's state media body is calling on officials and the "elite" to boycott the BBC after it broadcast a report on the repression of...
Mali attack weighing on airline stocks
Shares in easyJet and Ryanair fell 1 to 3 percent on Friday, underperforming the European travel and leisure index, with traders citing an attack...
Gantz forms government on Monday
On Sunday, Israel's president, Reuven Rivlin, asked ex-military chief Benny Gantz to form a government, calling for an end to a year of political...
Russia says black box from warplane downed by Turkey 'unreadable'
Investigators in Moscow said on Monday they were unable to retrieve information from the damaged black box of a Russian warplane shot down by...
U.S. cannot confirm Americans among militants held by Saudi
U.S. officials on Sunday could not confirm a Saudi news report that nine U.S. citizens were among 33 suspects detained on terrorism charges in...
Banks lead Europe shares higher, oil up before Yellen
European stocks rose on Wednesday, rallying after losses in Asia, as concerns about the health of banks that have hammered shares globally in recent...
Embattled President Hadi returns to Yemen after six-month exile
President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi set foot in Yemen on Tuesday for the first time since Shiite rebels drove him into exile in Saudi...
UAE security court issues verdict in Muslim Brotherhood case
A special security court in the United Arab Emirates has issued verdicts in a trial involving 15 Yemeni and four Emirati defendants accused of...
Two men killed in 'accidental' blast near Yemen mosque
Two men were killed in an "accidental" blast Friday near a mosque in a region of northern Yemen controlled by Shiite Houthi rebels, witnesses...
