After Afghan ceasefire gamble, prospects rise for U.S.-Taliban talks
Prospects have risen for negotiations between the Taliban and the United States after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called a ceasefire and allowed militants to...
Iraqi protests escalate despite new PM-designate
Furious anti-government protests across Iraq's south on Sunday, despite the previous evening's appointment of a prime minister who insists he is an independent.
Mohammad Allawi...
Egypt in second day of 'election without voters'
As the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections came to a close on Monday night, turnout appeared weak for the second consecutive day, highlighting...
Saudi Arabia advises U.N. panel to condemn Iran intervention in Syria
Saudi Arabia is advising the U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee to condemn Iranian and Russian intervention in Syria, a move that prompted complaints on...
Abbas: Palestinians will go to Security Council over full U.N. membership
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday the Palestinians will "go to the United Nations Security Council" over full U.N. membership after the U.S....
Sudanese government, key rebel group to restart peace talks
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's transitional government and a powerful rebel group that controls large swaths of the country’s restive south said Friday they have...
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize
Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its contribution to building democracy after the Jasmine Revolution in 2011, the...
Germany says Turkey releases another German citizen from prison
Germany said on Friday another of its citizens has been released from jail in Turkey, a week after German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel was freed...
In a first hit since peace deal, US strikes Taliban forces
U.S. military spokesman Col. Sonny Leggett said in a tweet that the “defensive” strike was the first U.S. attack against the militants in 11...
Protesters return to the streets of Baghdad
Just as dozens of demonstrators burned tires in renewed protests against the new leadership, Iraq's judiciary ordered courts on Sunday to release anti-government protesters,...
