Middle East
Libya intervention risky, eastern commander best option: Sisi
March 17, 2016
Libya intervention risky, eastern commander best option: Sisi
Military intervention in Libya is risky and foreign powers would be better off supporting a military commander based in the…
Arab League welcomes Russian troop withdrawal from Syria
March 16, 2016
Arab League welcomes Russian troop withdrawal from Syria
The Arab League has welcomed Russia's decision to withdraw its troops from Syria, saying on Wednesday the move would help…
Assad adviser says Russian forces can return to Syria after withdrawal
March 16, 2016
Assad adviser says Russian forces can return to Syria after withdrawal
A top adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday Russian forces could return to Syria after withdrawing, and…
Israel seizes large tracts of land in occupied West Bank: Army Radio
March 16, 2016
Israel seizes large tracts of land in occupied West Bank: Army Radio
Israel has appropriated large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city…
Saudi-led air strikes kill 41 civilians in Yemen: health official
March 16, 2016
Saudi-led air strikes kill 41 civilians in Yemen: health official
Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition killed 41 civilians and wounded 75 others on Tuesday in Yemen's northwestern province of…
Iran says missiles for self defense, tests do not violate nuclear deal
March 15, 2016
Iran says missiles for self defense, tests do not violate nuclear deal
Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday that its ballistic missiles were for self-defense and that recent tests condemned by the…
Israel says not convinced by ‘logic’ of French peace initiative
March 15, 2016
Israel says not convinced by ‘logic’ of French peace initiative
Israel said it was struggling to "understand the logic" of a French peace initiative favored by the Palestinians after Israeli…
Putin says Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume
March 15, 2016
Putin says Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume
President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on Monday that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria…
Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers: UNICEF report
March 14, 2016
Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers: UNICEF report
Syria's five-year-old conflict has created 2.4 million child refugees, killed many and led to the recruitment of children as fighters,…
Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah
March 14, 2016
Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would punish anyone who belongs to Lebanon's Iran-backed Shi'ite Islamist group Hezbollah, sympathises with…