Middle East
Ex-Admiral Turns Down US National Security Advisor Job
A former navy admiral reportedly tapped by President Donald Trump to be his national security advisor has declined the...
Dubai Street Art Turns Urban Sprawl Into Open-Air Museum
The streets of Dubai may be known for architectural superlatives like Burj Khalifa, the highest of the world's...
Israel’s Lieberman Warns Hamas After Flare-Up
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday warned Hamas of a tough response to "provocation", after a...
Israel’s Lieberman Warns Hamas After Flare-Up
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday warned Hamas of a tough response to "provocation", after a...
US Sets Out Cautious Approach To Russia
Senior US officials have been setting out their position on Russia, in some of the new administration’s first...
Yemen Air Raid Kills Eight Women, Child At Funeral
An air strike killed eight women and a child at a funeral reception near the Yemeni capital, witnesses said Thursday,...
Israeli Joy, Palestinian Alarm At Trump Two-State Shift
Donald Trump's shelving of the decades-long goal of a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict has excited...
MoneyGram and Capital Bank Announce Partnership In Ghana
MoneyGram and Capital Bank, announced today the launch of MoneyGram’s services across Capital’s Bank network in...
Syria Crisis Still ‘appalling’
The head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British foreign secretary David Miliband on Thursday...
Iran Says Israel ‘biggest Threat’ To World Peace
Iran said Thursday that Israel's atomic arsenal is the biggest danger to world peace, a day after US President Donald...
Five Takeaways From Wednesday
US President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House -- and dropped his...
Trump Says Two States Not Only Answer To Mideast Conflict
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was open to a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if it...
Damascus Denies Accusations of Chlorine Use In Aleppo
Syria's government on Wednesday fiercely denied accusations by Human Rights Watch that it used chemical weapons in its...
Syria Refugees Shrug Off Peace Talks But Dream of Home
Almost six years into a war that has devastated their country, Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon say they expect...
Syria Talks Delayed Due To ‘technical Reasons’
Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled to...
NBC To Take Stake In Euronews In Global Push
NBC News announced Tuesday it was taking a stake in Europe-based media group Euronews, allowing the US group to compete...
Chinese Weapons Reaching ‘near-Parity’ With West
China is beginning to export its own weapon designs, including armed drones, worldwide and is reaching 'near-parity'...
Egypt Tycoon Says To Speak Up On Political Return
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said on Tuesday that he is returning to politics to press for more freedoms in the...
Chinese Weapons Reaching ‘near-Parity’ With West
China is beginning to export its own weapon designs, including armed drones, worldwide and is reaching "near-parity"...