Why Egypt has a different take on Russian airstrikes in Syria
Egypt says Russia’s anti-terror airstrikes in Syria will restrict the spread of terrorism and deal a major blow to the Daesh terrorist group in...
Hamas and Israel; escalated retaliations
Since the announcement Tuesday by US President Donald Trump of his plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, rockets, shells and explosive balloons have been...
Hanson’s ‘battler bus’ takes the anti-immigrant road in Australia
It was early morning last Thursday when Pauline Hanson's rented "battler" bus started hissing so loudly the election campaign was halted at a petrol...
Istanbul bomber registered in Turkey but not on wanted list
A suicide bomber who killed himself and 10 tourists, most of them German, in Istanbul's historic heart had registered with Turkish immigration authorities but...
Erdogan vows to build barracks in central Istanbul after failed coup
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to revive plans for an Istanbul park that sparked anti-government protests in 2013, saying a failed coup...
US charges 9 Iranians in massive hacking scheme
The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday against Iranians accused in a hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of universities,...
Obama signs bill making Guantanamo closure tougher
Away from public view, US President Barack Obama signed a defense bill Wednesday barbed with measures designed to undo his bid to close the...
Turkey’s Erdogan says state of emergency may be lifted after June 24 elections
Turkey may lift a state of emergency, imposed shortly after a failed coup attempt in 2016, after the June 24 elections, President Tayyip Erdogan...
Russia says Saudi Arabia proposed oil output cuts by up to 5 pct
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia had proposed that oil producing countries cut oil production by up to 5...
U.N. Syria envoy delays peace talks to ensure players are serious
The start of a new round of peace talks on the Syrian war has been pushed back by two days so that U.N. mediator...
