Iraq parliament orders full election recount
Iraq's parliament Wednesday ordered a manual recount of the May 12 legislative elections and sacked the commission which oversaw the polls that resulted in...
With or without Iran, oil producers to meet in April on output deal
Oil producers including Gulf OPEC members support holding talks next month on a deal to freeze output even if Iran declines to participate, OPEC...
UK won’t ban Muslim Brotherhood but finds link to extremism
Some members of the Muslim Brotherhood have supported violence and involvement with the group can be an indicator of extremism - but it should...
President Hadi returns to Yemen
A government source said Hadi would spend the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday in Aden and then fly to New York to deliver a speech...
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...
Saudi Foreign Minister Al-Jubeir holds Syria and Yemen talks in Oman
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has held talks in Oman, a traditional mediator in the region, on the conflicts in Syria and Yemen where...
Gaza: Hamas militants die in tunnel collapse
Palestinian militant group Hamas says seven of its fighters have died after an attack tunnel they were working on in north-east Gaza collapsed.
The tunnel...
France concerned about Iran’s ‘destabilising activities’ – Le Drian
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his Iranian counterpart he was concerned about what he called Iran's destabilising activities in...
China repeats opposition to force in Syria
China's foreign minister has repeated his country's opposition to the use of force to resolve the crisis in Syria, saying that a political solution...
BBC abandons plans to hold FIFA presidential debate
Britain’s BBC has abandoned plans to stage a televised debate with the five candidates vying for the presidency of soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body FIFA...
