Syrian peace talks resume in Vienna as Russian meeting looms
U.N.-brokered peace talks with the Syrian government and opposition began on Thursday, days before Syria's close ally Russia was due to host separate negotiations...
Israel’s Netanyahu says only U.S. can broker peace deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that there was no substitute for the United States to broker a peace deal between Israel...
Yemen Houthis free detained U.S. citizen, sends him to Oman
A U.S. citizen held by Yemen's Houthi group since September last year has been released and taken to Oman aboard a flight that...
Yemeni party names new leader after Saleh killed
The party of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh named a new leader on Sunday after he was killed last month by the Iran-aligned...
Yemen’s Houthis shoot down Saudi-led coalition warplane
Yemen's Houthi forces shot down a warplane of the Saudi-led coalition in Saada province, broadcasters said on Sunday.
Saudi-owned TV channel Al Arabiya said the...
Syrian rebel groups reject Russian-sponsored Sochi conference
Syrian rebel groups on Monday rejected Russia's planned Sochi conference on Syria, saying Moscow was seeking to bypass a U.N.-based Geneva peace process and...
Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel
Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushed deeper into the last rebel-held enclave near a strategic border area with Israel and Lebanon in...
“God bless you”, Netanyahu tells Guatemalan president over Jerusalem embassy move
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Guatemala with a "God bless you" on Monday for deciding to move its embassy to Jerusalem, while the...
Uzbek president says economic data was “fiction” for years
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Friday Uzbekistan had reported inflated economic growth and employment figures for years, describing the amplified numbers as "fiction", and...
U.N. evacuates refugees to Italy from Libya for first time
The United Nations began bringing African refugees to Italy from Libya on Friday, evacuating them from detention centres whose conditions have been condemned by...
