Iran's military boots on Syria's war
The new offensive launched by Syrian government forces in the countryside south of Aleppo has shed light on Iran's growing role in Syria's civil...
No sign of Saudi rescuing oil market
Low oil prices have pushed top exporter Saudi Arabia to hasten difficult economic reforms and cut spending on popular benefits, but it has few...
Ethiopian-Israelis decry family separation as discriminatory
Zemenech Bililin has not seen her sisters in more than a decade, since she immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia with part of her family....
ISIS tightens grip on Syrian government road to Aleppo
Islamic State (ISIS) fighters were reported to have tightened their grip on a Syrian government supply route to Aleppo on Tuesday as the army...
Islamic State rakes in oil earnings of up to $50 million per month
The Islamic State rakes in up to $50 million a month from selling crude from oilfields under its control in Iraq and Syria, part...
Iran backs six-month Syria "transition" at Vienna peace talks
Iran signalled on Friday it backed a six-month transition period in Syria followed by elections to decide Bashar al-Assad's fate, a proposal floated at...
Embattled President Hadi returns to Yemen after six-month exile
President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi set foot in Yemen on Tuesday for the first time since Shiite rebels drove him into exile in Saudi...
EU has little option but to deal with strengthened Erdogan
The EU, desperate for help to solve the migrant crisis, has little option but to deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his...
Australians defending their homes through a living hell
Ken Stewart, the seventy-nine-year-old, was set to keep his home as the wildfire streamed in the eastern Australian forest.
Like many thousands of Australians during...
Misinterpreting Islamic law robs Muslim women of land
The misinterpretation of Islamic law and a lack of knowledge about inheritance rights are major hurdles in improving women's access to land in Muslim...
