Pentagon to submit Guantanamo closure plan
Military officials are poised to submit to Congress a much-anticipated report on how to close the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay, a spokesman...
Prince Ali says election delay would further discredit FIFA
Delaying the FIFA presidential election would further discredit the scandal-hit governing body and deepen the instability, contender Prince Ali bin al-Hussein said Wednesday.
FIFA’s executive...
Syria ceasefire plan struggles to define a 'terrorist'
A U.N. plan to suspend Syria's nearly five-year-old civil war calls for listing which militant groups may be fought despite an eventual ceasefire, one of...
Yemen's Mukalla airport reopens with aid flight after Al Qaeda exit
The airport has reopened at the Yemeni coastal city of Mukalla which was recaptured by government and Emirati soldiers in April after a year-long...
Saudi Arabia and Iran to discuss Syria face-to-face for first time
Saudi Arabia and Iran announced they would attend international talks in Vienna on Friday on the war in Syria, in the first meeting between...
ISIS suffers double blow as Ramadi falls
U.S.-led forces have killed 10 Islamic State leaders in air strikes, including individuals linked to the Paris attacks, a U.S. spokesman said, dealing a...
Oil revenues down, Algeria calls on energy investors
After a deep slide in oil prices, Algeria's Sonatrach is shifting strategy to offer foreign firms direct negotiations to buy stakes in 20 oil...
Turkey should expect Kurdish 'vengeance': rebel leader
Kurdish rebel leader Cemil Bayik warned Turkey to expect payback for the deadly clashes that have raged following the collapse of a fragile truce,...
UAE and Bahraini martyrs to be treated as Saudis
The 45 soldiers from the United Arab Emirates and the five from Bahrain who were killed in a recent blast in Yemen will be...
U.S. issues global travel alert as manhunt continues for Paris attackers
Citing "increased terrorist threats" from militant groups in various regions of the world, the U.S. State Department issued a global alert on Monday for...
