Russia's task is to "stabilise the legal government": Putain says
The Russian president continued to defend his support for Bashar al-Assad, despite the escalating disagreement raised tone from NATO, the European Union and Saudi...
Iraq green-lights NATO’s stay in the country
The Iraqi government has given NATO the green light to stay in the country, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, weeks after Iraq demanded that...
Tunisia says suicide bomber carried out bus attack claimed by Islamic State
Tunisian authorities said on Wednesday a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with plastic explosive blew up a presidential guard bus a day earlier,...
Turkey frees 2 journalists from jail after high court ruling
Two journalists imprisoned for their reports on alleged government arms-smuggling to Syria were released from jail early on Friday hours after Turkey's highest court...
KSA talks to unite Syrian opposition
NEW YORK: The Kingdom will host a conference in mid-December to try to unite the Syrian opposition ahead of new peace talks, a key...
Family of convicted Hezbollah member denounces ‘injustice’
BEIRUT (AP) — The family of a Hezbollah member convicted in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri described Thursday the...
Algeria suspends flights to Libya
Algeria has suspended flights to Tripoli, a few days after it detained hundreds of Moroccans trying to travel to Libya having arrived at the...
UN: No Syria talks for 2-3 weeks
There will be no new round of Syria talks for at least two or three weeks, the office of U.N.special envoy for Syria Staffan...
Libya's presidential council names new government
Libya's Presidential Council announced a new government on Tuesday aimed at uniting the country's warring factions, though two of its nine members rejected it...
Egypt's President Sisi defends giving Red Sea islands to Saudi
Egypt's president on Wednesday defended his country's declared intention to hand over control over two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, saying Cairo...
