Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives Yemeni President
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at the Royal Court at Al-Salam Palace here today President...
Qatar rules out military intervention in Syria
Qatar's Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah has ruled out sending troops to fight Syria's government, Qatari-owned Al Jazeera English quoted him as saying on Wednesday.
A...
U.N. Middle East envoy warns risk of violent escalation
United Nations Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov warned on Friday that there was a risk of violent escalation in response to U.S. President Donald...
Trump pullout from Iran deal signals Mideast strategic shift
US President Donald Trump's rejection of an accord curbing Iran's nuclear activities and the escalation in hostilities between Iran and Israel that followed herald...
Kurds claim victory over ISIS in Iraq’s Sinjar
Massoud Barazani, president of Iraq’s autonomous region Kurdistan, said in a press conference on Friday that the country’s northern town of Sinjar has been...
Steps for women's rights and democracy in Saudi Arabia poll
Saudi Arabian women are running for election and voting for the first time on Dec. 12. Their enfranchisement marks a step towards democracy and gender...
Putin says will not agree to outside force to rule Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would never agree to any outside force deciding on who should rule Syria and added that...
President Putin 'probably' approved Litvinenko murder
The murder of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in the UK was "probably" approved by President Vladimir Putin, an inquiry has found.
Mr Putin...
Egypt releases Irish-Egyptian after 4 years in detention
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt released early on Friday an Irish-Egyptian man detained for over four years on charges related to a 2013 Muslim Brotherhood...
All members of Syrian HNC opposition to leave Geneva talks by Friday
All members of the main Syrian opposition will leave peace talks in Geneva by Friday, a source close to the High Negotiations Committee (HNC)...
