Middle East
US-led airstrikes kill Syrian troops, prompting emergency UN meeting
September 18, 2016
US-led airstrikes kill Syrian troops, prompting emergency UN meeting
U.S.-led coalition air strikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian-government soldiers on Saturday, endangering a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting an…
Clashes at Libyan oil ports as counter-attack repelled: officials
September 18, 2016
Clashes at Libyan oil ports as counter-attack repelled: officials
Eastern Libyan forces said they had reestablished control over two oil ports where an ousted faction launched a counter-attack on…
Iran supports any move to stabilize oil market: Rouhani
September 18, 2016
Iran supports any move to stabilize oil market: Rouhani
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran supports any move to stabilize the global oil market and lift prices, the Iranian…
Shimon Peres ‘serious but stable’ four days after major stroke
September 17, 2016
Shimon Peres ‘serious but stable’ four days after major stroke
Former Israeli president and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres was in a stable condition on Saturday, four days after a major…
Turkey-backed rebels in Syria threaten to massacre US troops, calling them infidels
September 17, 2016
Turkey-backed rebels in Syria threaten to massacre US troops, calling them infidels
On Friday, 25 US Special Forces operating in Syria were expelled from the town of al-Rai by Turkey-backed Syrian rebels…
Russia says US refuses to share Syria truce deal with UN council
September 17, 2016
Russia says US refuses to share Syria truce deal with UN council
Russia said on Friday that a U.N. Security Council endorsement of a Syria ceasefire deal between Moscow and Washington appeared…
British Ambassador converts to Islam, performs Hajj
September 16, 2016
British Ambassador converts to Islam, performs Hajj
The British ambassador to Saudi Arabia has become the first senior British diplomat to embrace Islam and undergo Haj.British Ambassador…
Beheira resident demands action against burning of farm waste
September 16, 2016
Beheira resident demands action against burning of farm waste
A recent decree in the governorate of Beheira banning the burning of straw and wood has met with limited success,…
UN commission lists rights concerns in conflict-riven South Sudan
September 16, 2016
UN commission lists rights concerns in conflict-riven South Sudan
A U.N. human rights commission said on Thursday it was concerned by intimidation of civil society activists, harassment of journalists,…
Houthis study US truce proposal for Yemen: negotiator
September 16, 2016
Houthis study US truce proposal for Yemen: negotiator
A senior U.S. diplomat has presented a proposal for a comprehensive ceasefire in Yemen to the country's dominant Houthis at…