Taliban defiant over delay to U.S. troop reduction in Afghanistan
The Taliban on Friday brushed aside a U.S. decision to delay withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, saying it would do nothing to save an "unwinnable...
Obama arrives in Havana for historic visit to former Cold War foe
President Barack Obama arrived in Cuba on Sunday on a historic visit, opening a new chapter in U.S. engagement with the island's Communist government...
Muslim, Arab world ‘big victims of terror’
Jehangir Khan was speaking at a joint press conference at the Royal Conference Palace in Riyadh on Thursday with Abdullah Al-Mouallimi, Saudi Arabia’s permanent...
Israel keeps its own counsel on Assad as big powers wade into Syria
Israel is no longer taking a public position on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's prospects of staying in power, its defence minister said on Tuesday,...
Germany and Turkey to finalise deal on Incirlik base work in weeks
Turkey and Germany are expected to finalise within weeks an agreement on construction of new housing and aircraft facilities for German forces at Turkey's...
Iran raises its haj death toll to 226, 246 still missing
Iran raised the death toll of its nationals at the disaster at the haj in Saudi Arabia to 226 on Monday from 169 and...
Iraq offers to mediate between Saudi and Iran, fearing for IS campaign
Iraq dispatched its foreign minister to Tehran on Wednesday with an offer to mediate in an escalating feud between Saudi Arabia and Iran, reflecting...
Turkey slams Russian missile launcher ‘provocation’
Turkey’s foreign minister has called on Russia to end “provocative acts” after Turkish media captured images of a Russian soldier apparently pointing a missile...
Iran boosts oil trade via UAE ahead of sanctions relief
Iran has boosted exports of fuel oil through U.S.-ally the United Arab Emirates and also almost doubled its imports of gasoline, despite Western sanctions,...
U.S. presidential candidate Carson: Syrian refugee facilities 'quite nice'
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Sunday that he found facilities at a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan to be "really quite nice"...
