U.S. weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq
The United States is considering sending a small number of special operations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq as it weighs options...
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....
Christians celebrated Easter isolated in their homes
Worldwide, families who normally would attend church in their Easter best and later gather for festive meals instead were hunkered down at home. Police...
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...
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...
Coronavirus cases jump by 40 percent in 24 hours – Israel
The Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Coronavirus cases in Israel have jumped by 40 percent to 427 in the past 24 hours, predicting...
Prince Ali back in the race to be FIFA president
Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan is back in the race to be elected FIFA president having declared his candidacy Wednesday four months after...
MIDEAST STOCKS-Oil weakness may dampen Gulf, land tax plan hit Saudi
Oct 20 Middle East stock markets may be soft on Tuesday because of weak oil prices and global equity markets, while progress towards imposing...
