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Saudi FM In Landmark Visit To Iraq
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was in Baghdad for talks on Saturday, the first such visit by a chief diplomat...
Jodie Foster and Michael J Fox Lead Anti-Trump Protest
Jodie Foster and Michael J Fox have led an anti-Donald Trump protest two days before the Oscars in Los Angeles. The...
Iran Requests 950 Tonnes of Uranium From Kazakhstan
Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that the country had asked to buy 950 tonnes of uranium concentrate from Kazakhstan...
North Korea Steps Up Sanctions-Busting
North Korea is flouting tougher new UN sanctions with more ingenuous tactics, circumventing trade bans by relying on...
Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal
Iran is complying with a landmark atomic deal signed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN...
Saudi Minister In Talks With Iran Team Over Hajj
A Saudi minister held talks with an Iranian delegation about the possibility of Iranian pilgrims rejoining the annual...
Yahya Sinwar, the New Hamas ‘strongman’ In Gaza
Yahya Sinwar, the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, is a top commander in the Islamist movement's armed wing with...
Amnesty International Warns Against Politics of Dehumanisation
Politicians wielding a toxic and dehumanising rhetoric such as the use of “us versus them” is creating a more...
Top US General Readies ‘full Range’ of Syria Options For Trump
The Pentagon's top officer on Thursday would not say if US ground forces will deploy to Syria to fight Islamic State...
Germany Deports Third Batch of Afghan Migrants To Kabul
Eighteen Afghans deported from Germany arrived in Kabul Thursday after their asylum pleas were rejected, the third...
UN Envoy Meets Syrian Rivals, But Hopes Dim For Peace Talks
The UN's Syria envoy launched consultations Thursday with rival sides in the six-year conflict, but hopes of...
Syrian Peace Talks To Resume With Expectations Low
UN-brokered Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva on Thursday, but hopes of a breakthrough are dim, clouded by persistent...
Iran Sends Team To Saudi Arabia For Hajj Talks
Iran said Wednesday it has sent a team for talks in Saudi Arabia on the next annual pilgrimage after missing the hajj...
Clashes Over Death of Shiite In Bahrain Police Raid
Bahrain police clashed with demonstrators following the death of a young man who attempted to escape arrest, witnesses...
Rival Syrian Camps Due In Geneva Ahead of Talks
Rival Syrian camps were due in Geneva Wednesday for UN-brokered talks to end the six-year conflict with persistent...
Speaker Calls For Constitution Amendment To Totally Ban Homosexuality In Ghana
Speaker of the Parliament has called for an amendment of the constitution to completely ban homosexuality in Ghana. It...
Speaker Calls For Constitution Amendment To Totally Ban Homosexuality
Speaker of the Parliament has called for an amendment of Ghana’s constitution to completely ban homosexuality. It is...
Exclusive: CIA-Backed Aid For Syrian Rebels Frozen After Islamist Attack
CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack...
Regional Rivals Iran, Turkey Trade Barbs Over Syria
Diplomatic tensions escalated Tuesday between Turkey and Iran as the countries traded accusations over their roles in...