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...
Kurdish rebel leader says Turkish intransigence harms fight against Islamic State
Unperturbed by the Turkish fighter jets flying over the mountain where he sat, a top Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader said the conflict between...
U.S.-led coalition hits Syrian army positions – Hezbollah media unit
Warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition targeted two Syrian army positions in the eastern Syrian desert, a military media unit run by Lebanon's Hezbollah group...
Israel bombs Gaza militants in response to fire balloons
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military said it bombed militant positions in the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday in response to incendiary balloons launched into...
UN Syria talks resume after virus cases forced suspension
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Syria says talks between government, opposition and civil society delegations will resume Thursday after a three-day pause...
Maldives leader fires defence minister amid explosion probe
The president of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen fired his defence minister with immediate effect, the president's spokesman said on Wednesday, the latest move in...
U.N. to restart Syria peace talks on March 9
The United Nations will delay the next round of Syria peace talks by two days to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since...
Rain causes building collapse in Egypt's Alexandria, 3 dead
A senior Egyptian police official in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria says recent heavy rains have caused an apartment building to collapse, killing...
Foundation for African pilgrims to open 5,000 jobs during Haj
The Foundation of Pilgrim Guides for Non-Arab African Countries plans to create 5,000 seasonal jobs during this year’s Haj, said Minister of Haj Bandar...
Oil prices rise despite U.S. inventory increase
Reversing intraday losses, oil prices settled higher Wednesday despite a government report that showed U.S. commercial crude oil inventories rose a higher-than-expected 4.67 million barrels last week.
The turnaround...
