Middle East
Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran
January 6, 2016
Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran
Saudi Arabia signaled on Tuesday that the breach in its relations with Iran would not affect talks on Syria, another…
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
January 5, 2016
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
Islamic State's territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in…
Syria’s declared chemical arms ‘100% destroyed’
January 5, 2016
Syria’s declared chemical arms ‘100% destroyed’
All of Syria's declared chemical weapons arsenal has been destroyed, a global arms watchdog said Tuesday, more than two years…
Iran unveils second underground missile, likely to irk US
January 5, 2016
Iran unveils second underground missile, likely to irk US
Iran unveiled a new underground missile depot on Tuesday with state television showing Emad precision-guided missiles in store which the…
Syria regime bastion welcomes Russian ‘friends’
January 5, 2016
Syria regime bastion welcomes Russian ‘friends’
In the windows of his father's shop in coastal Syria, Ihab replaces bottles of the national tipple arak with vodka,…
Militant in Islamic State video believed to be British ‘bouncy castle’ salesman
January 5, 2016
Militant in Islamic State video believed to be British ‘bouncy castle’ salesman
The masked militant in an Islamic State video showing the killing of five men accused by the group of being…
Saudi UN envoy demands condemnation of embassy attacks in Iran
January 5, 2016
Saudi UN envoy demands condemnation of embassy attacks in Iran
Saudi Arabia’s envoy to the United Nations called upon the UN Security Council on Tuesday to condemn mob attacks on…
Islamic State militants target Libya’s Es Sider oil port for second day
January 5, 2016
Islamic State militants target Libya’s Es Sider oil port for second day
Islamic State militants resumed shelling near the Libyan oil port of Es Sider on Tuesday and an oil storage tank…
Yemen war intensifies amid mounting regional tension
January 5, 2016
Yemen war intensifies amid mounting regional tension
Saudi-led air strikes targeting Iranian-allied Houthi forces intensified in Yemen on Tuesday, residents said, an escalation of a nine-month-old war…
Bodies of 21 migrants found on Aegean coast: Turkish gendarmerie
January 5, 2016
Bodies of 21 migrants found on Aegean coast: Turkish gendarmerie
Turkey's gendarmerie said it found the bodies of 21 migrants, three of them children, at two separate locations on the…