Both sides committed war crimes during siege of Syria’s Ghouta – U.N.
Syrian government troops and affiliated forces committed war crimes and a crime against humanity in their long siege of eastern Ghouta through heavy bombardment...
Hundreds of Israelis protest in Jerusalem against Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israelis protested Saturday evening against Benjamin Netanyahu outside his Jerusalem residence as the Israeli prime minister faces corruption charges.
The...
Saudi Arabia's stock market pulls back as Egypt stalls
Saudi Arabia's stock market pulled back in early trade on Wednesday as buying in blue chips petered out, while Egypt's market stalled.
The Saudi index...
Russian air strikes hit CIA-trained rebels, commander says
Two Russian air strikes in Syria on Thursday hit a training camp operated by a rebel group that received military training from the U.S....
NATO: Russia in Turkish airspace no accident
NATO's secretary-general on Tuesday rejected Moscow's claim that its military incursion into alliance airspace over Turkey wasn't intentional or important, saying there were two...
Saudi tells UK it 'won't be lectured to' on human rights
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Britain criticised Monday the breaching of "mutual respect" between the two countries, adding that the Gulf kingdom "will not be...
Iran to be invited to next round of talks on Syria: U.S. official
Iran will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna on Friday to discuss ending the conflict in Syria, a dialogue aimed at finding...
Morocco arrests four militants with suspected Islamic State ties
Moroccan police have arrested four people suspected of belonging to a militant cell linked to the Islamic State group, the interior ministry said on...
Jordan underwater survey finds parts of Islamic-era port
Officials say Jordan's first underwater archaeological survey has detected the outlines of a stone barrier, believed to be part of the centuries-old Red Sea...
Syria army bombs splintered Ghouta enclave as bodies pile up
New air strikes and barrel bombs pounded Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Sunday as government forces pressed a three-week advance that splintered the rebel enclave...
