700,000 flee as powerful typhoon slams Philippines
More than 700,000 people in the central Philippines fled to safer areas for fear of giant waves, floods or landslides as Typhoon Melor slammed...
Syria peace talks struggle to get off ground
The UN special envoy for Syria faced an uphill task in Geneva on Monday to get talks to end the brutal civil war off...
Why Egypt has a different take on Russian airstrikes in Syria
Egypt says Russia’s anti-terror airstrikes in Syria will restrict the spread of terrorism and deal a major blow to the Daesh terrorist group in...
Russia's Putin, Saudi Arabia's Salman discuss Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman discussed on Monday ways to resolve the crisis in Syria, the Kremlin said in a...
Lebanese parliament to tackle pressing financial issues at first session in a year
Lebanon's parliament convened on Thursday for its first legislative session in more than a year to pass financial laws the paralysed state urgently needs...
German special forces make three arrests over Paris attacks
German police report that three people were arrested near the city of Aachen in connection with the Paris attacks.
The Reuters news agency reported that...
Clinton says Saudi has "multiple levels of responsibilities" in defeating ISIS
Clinton says Saudi Arabia has "multiple levels of responsibilities" in defeating Islamic State, must stop its citizens from financing terrorism
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary...
Hamburg Islamist knife attacker gets life in prison
A Palestinian jihadist who killed one man and wounded six other people in a German supermarket knife rampage last year was sentenced on Thursday...
What’s needed for better Saudi-U.S. business ties?
When King Salman talks with President Barack Obama in their upcoming meeting, which is the Saudi king’s first White House visit as ruler, much...
At least 16 Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led air strikes – medics
At least 16 Yemeni civilians including ten people from a single family were killed in nationwide air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition on...
