Platini says he wants to tone down politics at FIFA
Michel Platini wants politics to play a lesser role at FIFA if he is elected its next president.
Platini is the front-runner to replace Sepp...
Iran informs UN of increase in nuclear enrichment capacity
Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it will increase its nuclear enrichment capacity within the limits set by the 2015 agreement with...
U.N. Security Council alarmed by Yemen ceasefire violations
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voiced alarm at breaches of a ceasefire in Yemen that was introduced alongside U.N.-brokered peace talks aimed...
Egypt president: ISIS jet claim is 'propaganda'
Egypt's president has dismissed claims that a Russian passenger jet was downed by a branch of Islamic State as propaganda, after the airline said...
More than 500 children killed since start of Yemen conflict: UN
More than 500 children have been killed since the upsurge in violence in Yemen in March, while some 1.7 million youths are at risk...
Iraq's most senior Shi'ite cleric issued a call to arms
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on the government on Friday to show “no tolerance” of any infringement of the country’s...
Shortened nightime curfew in Lebanon
Sunday’s announcement comes days before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when observant Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, as Lebanon’s...
Syrian rebels see flaws in U.S.-Russia truce plan
The United States and Russia announced plans for a "cessation of hostilities" in Syria that would take effect on Saturday but exclude groups such...
Israel lifts age-restrictions for Friday prayers at al-Aqsa
Israeli police say that for the first time in the current round of escalating violence, Muslims of all ages will be able to enter...
Oil bosses fight for relevance before climate talks
Oil and gas industry leaders on Friday launched a final charm offensive to highlight the sector's relevance in the global fight against climate change...
