Middle East
Syria Rebels ‘suspend’ Participation In Astana Peace Talks
Syrian rebels on Wednesday said they were suspending their participation as a latest round of peace talks began in...
Perennial Middle East Player, Israeli Ally
The United States has for several decades played a mediating role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while remaining...
Blast Rocks Central Kabul
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as of yet. At least four people were killed in a large explosion in...
Trump Plays Peacemaker, Hosting Abbas At the White House
President Donald Trump will play peacemaker at the White House on Wednesday, meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud...
Top Saudi Royal Rules Out Rapprochement With Iran
A powerful Saudi royal said Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said...
FBI Translator Married Islamic State Fighter She Spied On
An FBI translator who was hired to spy on a German member of the Islamic State group instead apparently grew attracted...
Syria Rebel Delegation ‘arrives In Astana For Talks With Regime’
A Syrian rebel delegation has arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana for Russian-led talks aimed at ending the country's...
Israel Shows Off F-35 Stealth Fighters For First Time
Israel showed off its new F-35 stealth fighter jets recently delivered from the United States on Tuesday as part of an...
IS Attack ‘kills 32 Near Syria Refugee Camp On Iraq Border’
At least 32 people were killed on Tuesday in an Islamic State group attack near a refugee camp on the Syrian side of...
US Aims To Eliminate IS From Afghanistan This Year
After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US military is looking to destroy the...
IMF Says Fiscal Reform Moving Gulf In ‘right Direction’
Oil-exporting Arab states of the Gulf are heading "in the right direction" to plug budgetary gaps thanks to fiscal...
Microsoft Creates the World’s First City FONT For Dubai
The Dubai government has announced the launch of 'Dubai Font' - the first typeface developed by Microsoft for a city....
Dozens of Yazidis Enslaved By IS In Iraq Now Free
hirty-six members of the Yazidi religious minority are free after nearly three years in the hands of so-called Islamic...
Qatar Upholds Rare Death Sentence In UK Teacher’s Murder
A Doha court on Sunday upheld the death penalty in the retrial of a Qatari man convicted of murdering a 24-year-old...
Microsoft Creates ‘Dubai Font’ Typeface For the City
The Dubai government on Sunday announced the launch of "Dubai Font", the first typeface developed by Microsoft for a...
Can Merkel Press Saudi Authorities On Women’s Rights?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel landed in Saudi Arabia Sunday on a one-day official visit. She will hold talks with the...
Iranian CEO Saeed Karimian Shot Dead In Istanbul
The founder and chairman of the Persian-language Gem TV company has been killed in Istanbul. Saeed Karimian was shot...
US Service Member Killed In Blast Near Iraqi City of Mosul
A US service member has died from wounds sustained in the blast Saturday of an explosive device outside the Iraqi city...
Pope In Egypt Rejects Fanaticism, Urges Charity
Pope Francis rejected fanaticism and appealed for charity on Saturday as he addressed thousands of faithful during a...